More than 35 species belonging to 22 genera of fossil plants are recognized by the authors from the Shan-songgang flora in the Shansonggang Basin of Jilin, China. Among them, the coexistence of Coniopteris and Cycadoc...More than 35 species belonging to 22 genera of fossil plants are recognized by the authors from the Shan-songgang flora in the Shansonggang Basin of Jilin, China. Among them, the coexistence of Coniopteris and Cycadocarpi-dium demonstrates that the present flora possesses the characters of the early assemblage of Early Jurassic floras in Eura-sia. Therefore, the age of the Shansonggang flora is considered the Early Jurassic.This study would be beneficial for bet-ter understanding the paleoecological and paleoclimatic characteristics of the Shansonggang Basin. Based mainly on the characters of the flora, the authors suggest that the Lower Jurassic coal-bearing strata, the Shansongang Formation, should namely be renewed.展开更多
文摘More than 35 species belonging to 22 genera of fossil plants are recognized by the authors from the Shan-songgang flora in the Shansonggang Basin of Jilin, China. Among them, the coexistence of Coniopteris and Cycadocarpi-dium demonstrates that the present flora possesses the characters of the early assemblage of Early Jurassic floras in Eura-sia. Therefore, the age of the Shansonggang flora is considered the Early Jurassic.This study would be beneficial for bet-ter understanding the paleoecological and paleoclimatic characteristics of the Shansonggang Basin. Based mainly on the characters of the flora, the authors suggest that the Lower Jurassic coal-bearing strata, the Shansongang Formation, should namely be renewed.
