KMS Nanjing Institute of Geology and Palaeonotology,CAS
First fossil record of Nothotsuga (Pinaceae) in China: implications for palaeobiogeography and palaeoecology | |
Corresponding Author | Ding, Su-Ting(dingst@lzu.edu.cn) ; Sun, Bai-Nian(bnsun@lzu.edu.cn) |
Ding, Su-Ting1,2,3; Chen, Shu-Yang1,2; Ruan, Shi-Cheng1,2; Yang, Meng1,2; Han, Yu1,2; Wang, Xue-Hua4; Zhang, Tian-Huan4; Sun, Bai-Nian1,2 | |
2021-02-10 | |
Source Publication | HISTORICAL BIOLOGY
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ISSN | 0891-2963 |
Pages | 8 |
Abstract | Nothotsuga is a monotypic genus of Pinaceae endemic to southern China today. Molecular data indicate that Nothotsuga split from Tsuga during the Palaeogene with the earliest fossils from the upper Eocene of North Europe. However, Nothotsuga fossil has not been reported from China. Here, we describe several well-preserved seed cones from the upper Miocene of Tiantai County, Zhejiang Province, China. The fossil cones are characterised by ovate to elliptic shapes, rhombic to suborbicular and auriculate scales, and exserted subspathulate bracts with dentate margin and acute or acuminate apical cusp. These cones are ascribed to a new species Nothotsuga sinogaia sp. nov. based on detailed comparisons with all extant genera of Pinaceae. The present discovery indicate that Nothotsuga had a more northern distribution during the late Miocene and the increased annual range of monthly-mean temperature might have restricted its modern distribution to several scattered and fragmental areas in southern China. |
Keyword | Nothotsuga seed cones palaeobiogeography Miocene East China |
DOI | 10.1080/08912963.2021.1881781 |
Indexed By | SCI |
Language | 英语 |
Funding Project | Strategic Priority Research Program (B) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences[XDB26000000] ; National Natural Science Foundation of China[41972010] ; National Natural Science Foundation of China[31870200] ; Second Tibetan Plateau Scientific Expedition and Research Program[2019QZKK0704] ; State Key Laboratory of Palaeobiology and Stratigraphy, Nanjing Institute of Geology and Palaeontology, Chinese Academy of Sciences[183124] |
WOS Research Area | Life Sciences & Biomedicine - Other Topics ; Paleontology |
WOS Subject | Biology ; Paleontology |
WOS ID | WOS:000616246400001 |
Funding Organization | Strategic Priority Research Program (B) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences ; National Natural Science Foundation of China ; Second Tibetan Plateau Scientific Expedition and Research Program ; State Key Laboratory of Palaeobiology and Stratigraphy, Nanjing Institute of Geology and Palaeontology, Chinese Academy of Sciences |
Publisher | TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD |
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Document Type | 期刊论文 |
Identifier | http://ir.nigpas.ac.cn/handle/332004/37848 |
Collection | 中国科学院南京地质古生物研究所 |
Corresponding Author | Ding, Su-Ting; Sun, Bai-Nian |
Affiliation | 1.Lanzhou Univ, Coll Earth & Environm Sci, Ctr Glacier & Desert Res, Lanzhou 730000, Peoples R China 2.Lanzhou Univ, Sch Earth Sci, Key Lab Mineral Resources Western China Gansu Pro, Lanzhou 730000, Peoples R China 3.Chinese Acad Sci, Nanjing Inst Geol & Palaeontol, State Key Lab Palaeobiol & Stratig, Nanjing, Peoples R China 4.PetroChina, Xinjiang Oilfield Co, Shixi Operat Dist, Karamay, Peoples R China |
First Author Affilication | Nanjing Institute of Geology and Palaeonotology,CAS |
Corresponding Author Affilication | Nanjing Institute of Geology and Palaeonotology,CAS |
Recommended Citation GB/T 7714 | Ding, Su-Ting,Chen, Shu-Yang,Ruan, Shi-Cheng,et al. First fossil record of Nothotsuga (Pinaceae) in China: implications for palaeobiogeography and palaeoecology[J]. HISTORICAL BIOLOGY,2021:8. |
APA | Ding, Su-Ting.,Chen, Shu-Yang.,Ruan, Shi-Cheng.,Yang, Meng.,Han, Yu.,...&Sun, Bai-Nian.(2021).First fossil record of Nothotsuga (Pinaceae) in China: implications for palaeobiogeography and palaeoecology.HISTORICAL BIOLOGY,8. |
MLA | Ding, Su-Ting,et al."First fossil record of Nothotsuga (Pinaceae) in China: implications for palaeobiogeography and palaeoecology".HISTORICAL BIOLOGY (2021):8. |
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