Fossil Wood of Ulmuspriamurica sp. nov. from the Miocene of the Erkovetskii Brown Coal Field, Amur Region, Russia

Fossil Wood of Ulmuspriamurica sp. nov. from the Miocene of the Erkovetskii Brown Coal Field, Amur Region, Russia

A new species, Ulmus priamurica sp. nov. (Ulmaceae), from the deposits of the Sazanka Formation (upper Middle-Upper Miocene) of the Erkovetskii Brown Coal Field (Amur Region, Russia) is described based on anatomical features of fossil wood. The new species shows some wood anatomical characters of th...

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Published in:Paleontological journal Vol. 52; no. 2; pp. 99 - 109
Main Authors: Blokhina, N.I, Bondarenko, O.V
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: Springer 01-03-2018
Subjects:
Fossil wood
Lignite
Paleogene period
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Summary:A new species, Ulmus priamurica sp. nov. (Ulmaceae), from the deposits of the Sazanka Formation (upper Middle-Upper Miocene) of the Erkovetskii Brown Coal Field (Amur Region, Russia) is described based on anatomical features of fossil wood. The new species shows some wood anatomical characters of the extant elms U. japonica and U. americana. Fossil wood of Ulmus was found in the Amur Region for the first time.
ISSN:0031-0301
1555-6174
DOI:10.1134/S003103011802003X