PARACORDYLINE-KERGUELENSIS, AN OLIGOCENE MONOCOTYLEDON MACROFOSSIL FROM THE KERGUELEN ISLANDS

Authors
CONRAN JG
Citation
Jg. Conran, PARACORDYLINE-KERGUELENSIS, AN OLIGOCENE MONOCOTYLEDON MACROFOSSIL FROM THE KERGUELEN ISLANDS, Alcheringa, 21(1-2), 1997, pp. 129-140
Citations number
53
Categorie Soggetti
Paleontology
Journal title
Alcheringa → ACNP
ISSN journal
03115518
Volume
21
Issue
1-2
Year of publication
1997
Pages
129 - 140
Database
ISI
SICI code
0311-5518(1997)21:1-2<129:PAOMMF>2.0.ZU;2-O
Abstract
The monocotyledon macrofossil Desmiophyllum sp, or Seward & Conway is recognised as being close in its cuticular features and stomatal sculp turing to several New Zealand and Mascarene species of Cordyline. Howe ver because the fossil cannot be placed unequivocally in Cordyline it is assigned to a new form genus Paracordyline as P. kerguelensis with affinities to the extant aborescent woody monocot Cordyline (Lomandrac eae).