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Whole fossil plants of Ephedra and their implications on the morphology,ecology and evolution of Ephedraceae (Gnetales) 被引量:14

Whole fossil plants of Ephedra and their implications on the morphology,ecology and evolution of Ephedraceae (Gnetales)
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摘要 Although there are many reports of fossil Ephedraceae,whole plant fossil record remains rare.Due to a lack of trust on partially preserved fossil materials,scholars working on molecular clock proposed a recent origin of Ephedra and cast doubt on the earlier origin time of Ephedraceae.To better the understanding on this interesting group,here we report whole plants of Ephedra hongtaoi sp.nov.(Ephedraceae,Gnetales) from the Yixian Formation (Early Cretaceous) in western Liaoning,China.These whole plants of Ephedra demonstrate clearly the characters of Ephedra,including shrubby growth habit,decussate branching pattern,and terminal ovuliferous unit with micropylar tube.The whole-plant preservation of the fossils provides more convincing fossil evidence of Early Cretaceous Ephedra,helps to resolve the controversy over the origin time of Ephedra,and sheds light on the whole plant morphology,growth habit,ecology and evolution of Ephedraceae. Although there are many reports of fossil Ephedraceae,whole plant fossil record remains rare.Due to a lack of trust on partially preserved fossil materials,scholars working on molecular clock proposed a recent origin of Ephedra and cast doubt on the earlier origin time of Ephedraceae.To better the understanding on this interesting group,here we report whole plants of Ephedra hongtaoi sp.nov.(Ephedraceae,Gnetales) from the Yixian Formation (Early Cretaceous) in western Liaoning,China.These whole plants of Ephedra demonstrate clearly the characters of Ephedra,including shrubby growth habit,decussate branching pattern,and terminal ovuliferous unit with micropylar tube.The whole-plant preservation of the fossils provides more convincing fossil evidence of Early Cretaceous Ephedra,helps to resolve the controversy over the origin time of Ephedra,and sheds light on the whole plant morphology,growth habit,ecology and evolution of Ephedraceae.
出处 《Chinese Science Bulletin》 SCIE EI CAS 2010年第15期1511-1519,共9页
基金 supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant Nos.40772006,40372008,40632010 and J0630967) Scientific Research Foundation for the Returned Overseas Chinese Scholars,State Education Ministry
关键词 化石植物 生态学 麻黄 形态学 进化 材料保存 早白垩世 生长习性 fossil,Gnetales,whole plant,Ephedra hongtaoi,Cretaceous,Liaoning
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