Morphological Diversity of <i>Desmiophyllum</i> Lesquereux Fossil Leaves and Related Palaeoenvironmental Implications from the Early Cretaceous of Northeastern Spain

A variety of leaves of different morphological sizes and venation types corresponding to the gymnosperm genus <i>Desmiophyllum</i> have been found in five fossil sites originating from the Barremian to the Cenomanian periods in northeastern Spain over an interval comprising 25 million ye...

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Main Authors: Luis M. Sender, Josué García-Cobeña, José B. Diez, Alberto Cobos
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Josué García-Cobeña
José B. Diez
Alberto Cobos
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description A variety of leaves of different morphological sizes and venation types corresponding to the gymnosperm genus <i>Desmiophyllum</i> have been found in five fossil sites originating from the Barremian to the Cenomanian periods in northeastern Spain over an interval comprising 25 million years that encompasses the Early Cretaceous–Late Cretaceous boundary. These leaves are preserved in various lithologies corresponding to different depositional environments such as lagoonal systems, coastal swamps, deltaic plains, lacustrine environments and fluvial-related deposits. These new data shed light on the morphological and paleoenvironmental variability of <i>Desmiophyllum</i> recorded in the Cretaceous deposits from southwestern Eurasia.
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spelling doaj-art-7f88b75c081e475a932ea4bbddc29dc52025-08-20T02:00:22ZengMDPI AGDiversity1424-28182024-11-01161273010.3390/d16120730Morphological Diversity of <i>Desmiophyllum</i> Lesquereux Fossil Leaves and Related Palaeoenvironmental Implications from the Early Cretaceous of Northeastern SpainLuis M. Sender0Josué García-Cobeña1José B. Diez2Alberto Cobos3Fundación Conjunto Paleontológico de Teruel-Dinópolis/Museo Aragonés de Paleontología, 44002 Teruel, SpainFundación Conjunto Paleontológico de Teruel-Dinópolis/Museo Aragonés de Paleontología, 44002 Teruel, SpainDepartamento de Xeociencias Mariñas e Ordenación do Territorio, Facultade de Ciencias do Mar, Universidade de Vigo, 36310 Vigo, SpainFundación Conjunto Paleontológico de Teruel-Dinópolis/Museo Aragonés de Paleontología, 44002 Teruel, SpainA variety of leaves of different morphological sizes and venation types corresponding to the gymnosperm genus <i>Desmiophyllum</i> have been found in five fossil sites originating from the Barremian to the Cenomanian periods in northeastern Spain over an interval comprising 25 million years that encompasses the Early Cretaceous–Late Cretaceous boundary. These leaves are preserved in various lithologies corresponding to different depositional environments such as lagoonal systems, coastal swamps, deltaic plains, lacustrine environments and fluvial-related deposits. These new data shed light on the morphological and paleoenvironmental variability of <i>Desmiophyllum</i> recorded in the Cretaceous deposits from southwestern Eurasia.https://www.mdpi.com/1424-2818/16/12/730Cretaceous plant diversitycoastal palaeoenvironmentsfluvial palaeoenvironmentsEarly Cretaceous dinosaursphytophagous dinosaurs
spellingShingle Luis M. Sender
Josué García-Cobeña
José B. Diez
Alberto Cobos
Morphological Diversity of <i>Desmiophyllum</i> Lesquereux Fossil Leaves and Related Palaeoenvironmental Implications from the Early Cretaceous of Northeastern Spain
Diversity
Cretaceous plant diversity
coastal palaeoenvironments
fluvial palaeoenvironments
Early Cretaceous dinosaurs
phytophagous dinosaurs
title Morphological Diversity of <i>Desmiophyllum</i> Lesquereux Fossil Leaves and Related Palaeoenvironmental Implications from the Early Cretaceous of Northeastern Spain
title_full Morphological Diversity of <i>Desmiophyllum</i> Lesquereux Fossil Leaves and Related Palaeoenvironmental Implications from the Early Cretaceous of Northeastern Spain
title_fullStr Morphological Diversity of <i>Desmiophyllum</i> Lesquereux Fossil Leaves and Related Palaeoenvironmental Implications from the Early Cretaceous of Northeastern Spain
title_full_unstemmed Morphological Diversity of <i>Desmiophyllum</i> Lesquereux Fossil Leaves and Related Palaeoenvironmental Implications from the Early Cretaceous of Northeastern Spain
title_short Morphological Diversity of <i>Desmiophyllum</i> Lesquereux Fossil Leaves and Related Palaeoenvironmental Implications from the Early Cretaceous of Northeastern Spain
title_sort morphological diversity of i desmiophyllum i lesquereux fossil leaves and related palaeoenvironmental implications from the early cretaceous of northeastern spain
topic Cretaceous plant diversity
coastal palaeoenvironments
fluvial palaeoenvironments
Early Cretaceous dinosaurs
phytophagous dinosaurs
url https://www.mdpi.com/1424-2818/16/12/730
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