THE LADINIAN FLORA FROM THE CASSINA BEDS (MERIDE LIMESTONE, MONTE SAN GIORGIO, SWITZERLAND): PRELIMINARY RESULTS
A newly opened excavation in the Cassina beds of the Lower Meride Limestone (Monte San Giorgio UNESCO WHL, Canton Ticino, Southern Alps) has yielded a small collection of Ladinian plant fossils, together with vertebrate (mostly fish) and invertebrate remains. The flora contains at least five species...
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| description | A newly opened excavation in the Cassina beds of the Lower Meride Limestone (Monte San Giorgio UNESCO WHL, Canton Ticino, Southern Alps) has yielded a small collection of Ladinian plant fossils, together with vertebrate (mostly fish) and invertebrate remains. The flora contains at least five species; conifer remains assignable to the genera Elatocladus, Voltzia and ?Pelourdea are the most common elements. A new species, Elatocladus cassinae n. sp., is formally described. Co-occurring with the conifers are seed ferns (Ptilozamites) and a few putative cycadalean remains (?Taeniopteris). Among the identified genera, only Voltzia has previously been reported from Monte San Giorgio. The fossils presented in this paper indicate that a diversified flora thrived in the region during the Ladinian. Floral composition and preservation patterns are suggestive of a taphonomically-biased record and a relatively far-away source area. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-381ad76e8062485d98a221c866c8ba912023-09-03T03:59:23ZengMilano University PressRivista Italiana di Paleontologia e Stratigrafia0035-68832039-49422010-07-01116210.13130/2039-4942/59485263THE LADINIAN FLORA FROM THE CASSINA BEDS (MERIDE LIMESTONE, MONTE SAN GIORGIO, SWITZERLAND): PRELIMINARY RESULTSRUDOLF STOCKAREVELYN KUSTATSCHERA newly opened excavation in the Cassina beds of the Lower Meride Limestone (Monte San Giorgio UNESCO WHL, Canton Ticino, Southern Alps) has yielded a small collection of Ladinian plant fossils, together with vertebrate (mostly fish) and invertebrate remains. The flora contains at least five species; conifer remains assignable to the genera Elatocladus, Voltzia and ?Pelourdea are the most common elements. A new species, Elatocladus cassinae n. sp., is formally described. Co-occurring with the conifers are seed ferns (Ptilozamites) and a few putative cycadalean remains (?Taeniopteris). Among the identified genera, only Voltzia has previously been reported from Monte San Giorgio. The fossils presented in this paper indicate that a diversified flora thrived in the region during the Ladinian. Floral composition and preservation patterns are suggestive of a taphonomically-biased record and a relatively far-away source area.https://riviste.unimi.it/index.php/RIPS/article/view/5948LagerstätteMiddle TriassicMonte San GiorgioSouthern AlpsPlant fossilsElatocladus |
| spellingShingle | RUDOLF STOCKAR EVELYN KUSTATSCHER THE LADINIAN FLORA FROM THE CASSINA BEDS (MERIDE LIMESTONE, MONTE SAN GIORGIO, SWITZERLAND): PRELIMINARY RESULTS Rivista Italiana di Paleontologia e Stratigrafia Lagerstätte Middle Triassic Monte San Giorgio Southern Alps Plant fossils Elatocladus |
| title | THE LADINIAN FLORA FROM THE CASSINA BEDS (MERIDE LIMESTONE, MONTE SAN GIORGIO, SWITZERLAND): PRELIMINARY RESULTS |
| title_full | THE LADINIAN FLORA FROM THE CASSINA BEDS (MERIDE LIMESTONE, MONTE SAN GIORGIO, SWITZERLAND): PRELIMINARY RESULTS |
| title_fullStr | THE LADINIAN FLORA FROM THE CASSINA BEDS (MERIDE LIMESTONE, MONTE SAN GIORGIO, SWITZERLAND): PRELIMINARY RESULTS |
| title_full_unstemmed | THE LADINIAN FLORA FROM THE CASSINA BEDS (MERIDE LIMESTONE, MONTE SAN GIORGIO, SWITZERLAND): PRELIMINARY RESULTS |
| title_short | THE LADINIAN FLORA FROM THE CASSINA BEDS (MERIDE LIMESTONE, MONTE SAN GIORGIO, SWITZERLAND): PRELIMINARY RESULTS |
| title_sort | ladinian flora from the cassina beds meride limestone monte san giorgio switzerland preliminary results |
| topic | Lagerstätte Middle Triassic Monte San Giorgio Southern Alps Plant fossils Elatocladus |
| url | https://riviste.unimi.it/index.php/RIPS/article/view/5948 |
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