Paleoclimatic and paleoecological inferences of the Family Anemiaceae: A palynological investigation from variable spatial and temporal strata in some lithostratigraphic units of Brazil, India and France

Duarte, Sarah Gonçalves; Silva, Francisco José da; Arai, Mitsuru; Sylvestre, Lana da Silva; Wanderley, Maria Dolores; Jha, Neerja; Joshi, Harinam; Masure, Edwige; Atfy, Haytham El

doi:10.1016/j.revpalbo.2020.104316

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“…Moreover, the Anemiaceae are most diverse in recent tropical areas of Australasia. Living taxa flourish in open environments with well-drained soils low in nutrients [ 88 , 181 ].…”

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Vegetation and climate change at the southern margin of the Neo-Tethys during the Cenomanian (Late Cretaceous): Evidence from Egypt

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Changes in terrestrial vegetation during the mid-Cretaceous and their link to climate and environmental change are poorly understood. In this study, we use plant macrofossils and analysis of fossil pollen and spores from the Western Desert, Egypt, to assess temporal changes in plant communities during the Cenomanian. The investigated strata have relatively diverse sporomorph assemblages, which reflect the nature of parent vegetation. Specifically, the palynofloras represent ferns, conifers, monosulcate pollen producers, Gnetales, and a diverse group of angiosperms. Comparisons of both, dispersed palynoflora and plant macrofossils reveal different characteristics of the palaeoflora owing to a plethora of taphonomical and ecological biases including the depositional environment, production levels, and discrepancies between different plant organs. A combination of detailed records of sporomorphs, leaves, and charcoal from the studied successions provide new understandings of the palaeoclimate and palaeogeography during the Cenomanian and Albian-Cenomanian transition in Egypt. The mixed composition of the palynofloral assemblages reflects the presence of different depositional situations with a weak marine influence, as evidenced by a minor dinoflagellate cysts component. The local vegetation comprised various categories including herbaceous groups including ferns and eudicots, fluvial, open environments, and xeric arboreal communities dominated by Cheirolepidiaceae and perhaps including drought- and/or salt-tolerating ferns (Anemiaceae) and other gymnosperms (Araucariaceae, Ginkgoales, Cycadales, and Gnetales) as well as angiosperms. The presence of riparian and freshwater wetland communities favouring aquatic and/or hygrophilous ferns (of Salviniaceae and Marsileaceae), is noted. The wide variation of depositional settings derived from the palynological data may be attributed to a prevalent occurrence of producers in local vegetation during the early Cenomanian of Egypt. For the purpose of this work on the studied Bahariya Formation and its equivalent rock units, where iconic dinosaurs and other fossil fauna roamed, we attempt to improve the understanding of Egypt’s Cenomanian climate, which is reconstructed as generally warm and humid punctuated by phases of considerably drier conditions of varying duration.

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“…Moreover, the Anemiaceae are most diverse in recent tropical areas of Australasia. Living taxa flourish in open environments with well-drained soils low in nutrients [ 88 , 181 ].…”

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%