Plant assemblage from Opole, southern Poland: New data on Late Cretaceous vegetation of the northern part of the European Province

Płachno, Bartosz J.; Jurkowska, Agata; Pacyna, Grzegorz; Worobiec, Elżbieta; Gedl, Przemysław; Świerczewska-Gładysz, Ewa

doi:10.1016/j.pgeola.2018.01.008

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“…These specimens are attributed to the fossil-genus Geinitzia based on their quadrangular, slightly decurrent leaves. They are broadly similar in size and leaf shape to Geintizia reichenbachii (Geinitz 1842) Hollick & Jeffrey (1909, a widely reported (and possibly heterogeneous) taxon through the Upper Cretaceous of central and western Europe (Bosma et al 2009;Halamski 2013;Halamski et al 2018Halamski et al , 2020Płachno et al 2018)…”

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Neutron tomography, fluorescence and transmitted light microscopy reveal new insect damage, fungi and plant organ associations in the Late Cretaceous floras of Sweden

McLoughlin

Halamski

Mays

et al. 2021

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Neutron tomographic reconstructions, macrophotography, transmitted light microscopy and fluorescence microscopy are employed to assess the quality of organic preservation, determine organ associations, identify insect damage, and document fungal interactions with selected Santonian-lower Campanian plant fossils from the northern Kristianstad Basin, southern Sweden. Fricia nathorstii (Conwentz) comb. nov., is proposed for a composite fossil comprising an anatomically preserved (permineralized) cupressacean conifer cone and its subtending, concealed, leafy axis (preserved as a mould) in the Ryedal Sandstone. Several other impressions of conifer and angiosperm leaf-bearing axes and isolated leaves are described under open nomenclature. Three cuticle types are described from the non-marine plant-bearing beds in the basal part of the succession exposed at Åsen, but these are only assigned to informal morphotypes pending a comprehensive review of the extensive fossil cuticle flora. Two species of ascomycote epiphyllous fungi from Åsen are established: Stomiopeltites ivoeensis sp. nov. (Micropeltidales) and Meliolinites scanicus sp. nov. (Meliolales). The latter provides an important calibration point for dating the divergence of Meliolales, being the first pre-Cenozoic representative of the order. Various additional fungal remains, including thyriothecia, scolecospores, chlamydospores, putative germlings, and hyphae, are described from the cuticular surfaces of conifer and angiosperm leaves from Åsen. Insect herbivory is expressed in the form of both margin-feeding and piercing-and-sucking damage on angiosperm leaves. The Santonian-early Campanian vegetation is inferred to have grown in strongly humid, mid-latitude, coastal plain settings based on the depositional context of the assemblages, leaf morphology, and the pervasive distribution of epiphyllous fungi.

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Neutron tomography, fluorescence and transmitted light microscopy reveal new insect damage, fungi and plant organ associations in the Late Cretaceous floras of Sweden

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Halamski

Mays

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“…This proposal was rejected because “members of the committee were not convinced that the taxonomic questions were sufficiently resolved” (Herendeen, 2011). Nevertheless, Geinitzia Endlicher is still used by several paleobotanists (e.g., Kvaček, 2013; Kvaček et al, 2015; Halamski et al, 2018; Płachno et al, 2018; Yang et al, 2019). It is used here, together with the family name Geinitziaceae, as we are convinced that any reasonable nomenclatural solution cannot reject such a well‐established name and noting that according to Kunzmann (2010), Sedites rabenhorstii and G. reichenbachii are completely different conifers belonging to different families.…”

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“…It has a broad stratigraphical and geographical distribution, being reported from the Hauterivian to the Maastrichian. In Europe, the species was reported from many Cretaceous paleobotanical localities in the Czech Republic (Kunzmann, 2010; Halamski and Kvaček, 2016; Halamski et al, 2018), France (Gomez et al, 2004; Néraudeau et al, 2005; Saint‐Martin et al, 2013), Germany (Herman and Kvaček, 2010; Kunzmann, 2010), Hungary (Barale et al, 2002), Italy (Gomez et al, 2002), Poland (Halamski, 2013; Halamski and Kvaček, 2015; Kvaček et al, 2015; Płachno et al, 2018) Romania (Givulescu and Lăcătuşu, 1978; Givulescu et al, 1980 in Herman and Kvaček, 2010), the Netherlands (Bosma et al, 2009) and Ukraine (Halamski, 2013). Geinitzia reichenbachii was also reported from the Cretaceous of the eastern United States (Hollick and Jeffrey, 1909; Penny, 1947; Raubeson and Gensel, 1991).…”

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“…More rarely, the genus has also been tentatively reported from the Permian (Meyen, 1997; Gomankov, 2020). Geinitzia has a broad geographical distribution, including America, Asia, and Europe (e.g., Hollick and Jeffrey, 1909; Durante, 1983; Raubeson and Gensel, 1991; Kunzmann, 1999; Burger and Ward, 2016; Yang et al, 2019), but is most abundant in the Cretaceous paleobotanical sites of Europe (e.g., Stockmans, 1946; Němejc and Kvaček, 1975; Barale et al, 2002; Gomez et al, 2002, 2015; Kunzmann et al, 2003; Sender et al, 2008; Bosma et al, 2009; Herman and Kvaček, 2010; Kunzmann, 2010; Halamski, 2013; Kvaček et al, 2015; Halamski and Kvaček, 2015, 2016; Halamski et al, 2018; Płachno et al, 2018). This conifer was clearly a common member of Laurasian floras during the Cretaceous.…”

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Paleohistology of the Cretaceous resin‐producing conifer Geinitzia reichenbachii using X‐ray synchrotron microtomography

Moreau

Philippe

Néraudeau

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American J of Botany

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Premise The conifer Geinitzia reichenbachii was a common member of the Cretaceous Laurasian floras. However, the histology of G. reichenbachii leafy axes was never described in detail, and our knowledge of its paleoecology remains very limited. Using new and exquisitely preserved silicified material from the Upper Cretaceous of western France, we describe G. reichenbachii from the gross morphology to the cellular scale, then discuss paleoecological and taphonomical implications. Methods We examined specimens from two localities in western France (Claix and Moragne) using propagation phase‐contrast X‐ray synchrotron microtomography. Results The cuticle and the inner tissues of leafy axes are preserved in three dimensions. Epidermis, hypodermis, palisade parenchyma, spongy parenchyma, transfusion tracheids, and most of tissues of the vascular cylinder are clearly discernible. The numerous resin ducts are sometimes filled by persisting resin. Additionally, surfaces of some leaves preserved drops and flows of resin. Conclusions Depositional environmental context combined with histological features of G. reichenbachii suggest that this conifer was adapted to a range of marginal‐littoral ecosystems including those open to the sea paleoenvironments and innermost ones influenced by strong continental inputs. Geinitzia reichenbachii was adapted to withstand intense sunlight, hot temperatures coupled with salty sea wind, and dry conditions. The frequent amber‐bearing beds in the Cretaceous from western France with Geinitzia as a main component of the associated floras raises the possibility of a role for Geinitzia in the production of the “Charentese amber”.

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“…(Figure 3B)], ferns (Figure 3C), conifers [e.g., Pinuspollenites sp. (Figure 3D)], and angiosperms, mainly from the Normapolles group (Fagales) (Płachno et al, 2018), indicating a much more diverse vegetation than could be reconstructed based on macrofossils found in this area (Płachno et al, 2018). Santonian palynofloras from nine boreholes situated south of Bolesławiec, located in the North Sudetic Basin, were investigated by Raniecka-Bobrowska (1984, 1989 and Halamski et al (2020).…”

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Polish Palaeobotany: 750 Million Years of Plant History as Revealed in a Century of Studies. Mesozoic Terrestrial Palynology and Flora Reconstruction

Ziaja

Fijałkowska-Mader

2022

Acta Soc Bot Pol

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Plant assemblage from Opole, southern Poland: New data on Late Cretaceous vegetation of the northern part of the European Province

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Neutron tomography, fluorescence and transmitted light microscopy reveal new insect damage, fungi and plant organ associations in the Late Cretaceous floras of Sweden

Neutron tomography, fluorescence and transmitted light microscopy reveal new insect damage, fungi and plant organ associations in the Late Cretaceous floras of Sweden

Paleohistology of the Cretaceous resin‐producing conifer Geinitzia reichenbachii using X‐ray synchrotron microtomography

Polish Palaeobotany: 750 Million Years of Plant History as Revealed in a Century of Studies. Mesozoic Terrestrial Palynology and Flora Reconstruction

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