Early Miocene Conifer Macrofossils from the Most Basin (Czech Republic)
N. Jb. Geol. Paläont. Abh. 2008, vol. 250/3, p. 287–312, Stuttgart, December 2008, published online 2008 Early Miocene conifer macrofossils from the Most Basin (Czech Republic) Vasilis Teodoridis and Jakub Sakala, Prague With 5 figures and 1 table TEODORIDIS, V. & SAKALA, J. (2008): Early Miocene conifer macrofossils from the Most Basin (Czech Republic). – N. Jb. Geol. Paläont. Abh., 250: 287–312; Stuttgart. Abstract: A systematic overview of the conifer macrofossils (leaves, cones, seeds and wood) from the Lower Miocene of the Most Basin (Czech Republic) is presented and nine natural units (botanical species) are defined, belonging to three species of Pinus L. and one species of Pseudolarix GORDON, Quasisequoia SRINIVASAN & FRIIS emend. KUNZMANN, Taxodium RICHARD, Glyptostrobus ENDLICHER, Tetraclinis MASTERS and Cupressospermum MAI emend. KUNZMANN. Seeds of the latter taxon have been firstly described from the Most Basin. Different organs are rarely directly attached (pollen/seeds cones attached to a twig, a cone scale with seeds), but rather found in direct (close) or indirect (distant) association. The conifers are also characterized in environmental context as elements of several different vegetation types. Key words: conifers, macrofossils, morphology, xylotomy, holistic approach, palaeoenvironment, Early Miocene, Most Basin, Czech Republic. eschweizerbartingenta eschweizerbartxxx 1. Introduction study tries to summarize and evaluate existing data according to carpological, leaf morphological and The Most Basin (formerly the Northern-Bohemian xylotomic aspects following a holistic approach. It Basin) is one of the most famous Tertiary palaeo- means to associate detached leaves and reproductive botanical sites in the Czech Republic that has been organs (cones and seeds) with fossil wood in order to continuously studied since the first half of the 19th reconstruct the whole plant as complete as possible century (e.g., STERNBERG 1825).
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