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A Palaeoenvironmental Reconstruction of the Middle Jurassic of Sardinia (Italy) Based on Integrated Palaeobotanical, Palynological and Lithofacies Data Assessment
Palaeobio Palaeoenv DOI 10.1007/s12549-017-0306-z ORIGINAL PAPER A palaeoenvironmental reconstruction of the Middle Jurassic of Sardinia (Italy) based on integrated palaeobotanical, palynological and lithofacies data assessment Luca Giacomo Costamagna1 & Evelyn Kustatscher2,3 & Giovanni Giuseppe Scanu1 & Myriam Del Rio1 & Paola Pittau1 & Johanna H. A. van Konijnenburg-van Cittert4,5 Received: 15 May 2017 /Accepted: 19 September 2017 # The Author(s) 2017. This article is an open access publication Abstract During the Jurassic, Sardinia was close to con- diverse landscape with a variety of habitats. Collection- tinental Europe. Emerged lands started from a single is- and literature-based palaeobotanical, palynological and land forming in time a progressively sinking archipelago. lithofacies studies were carried out on the Genna Selole This complex palaeogeographic situation gave origin to a Formation for palaeoenvironmental interpretations. They evidence a generally warm and humid climate, affected occasionally by drier periods. Several distinct ecosystems can be discerned in this climate, including alluvial fans This article is a contribution to the special issue BJurassic biodiversity and with braided streams (Laconi-Gadoni lithofacies), paralic ^ terrestrial environments . swamps and coasts (Nurri-Escalaplano lithofacies), and lagoons and shallow marine environments (Ussassai- * Evelyn Kustatscher [email protected] Perdasdefogu lithofacies). The non-marine environments were covered by extensive lowland and a reduced coastal Luca Giacomo Costamagna and tidally influenced environment. Both the river and the [email protected] upland/hinterland environments are of limited impact for Giovanni Giuseppe Scanu the reconstruction. The difference between the composi- [email protected] tion of the palynological and palaeobotanical associations evidence the discrepancies obtained using only one of those Myriam Del Rio [email protected] proxies. -
Officinalis Var. Biloba and Eucommia Ulmoides in Traditional Chinese Medicine
Two Thousand Years of Eating Bark: Magnolia officinalis var. biloba and Eucommia ulmoides in Traditional Chinese Medicine Todd Forrest With a sense of urgency inspired by the rapid disappearance of plant habitats, most researchers are focusing on tropical flora as the source of plant-based medicines. However, new medicines may also be developed from plants of the world’s temperate regions. While working in his garden in the spring of English yew (Taxus baccata), a species common 1763, English clergyman Edward Stone was in cultivation. Foxglove (Digitalis purpurea), positive he had found a cure for malaria. Tasting the source of digitoxin, had a long history as the bark of a willow (Salix alba), Stone noticed a folk medicine in England before 1775, when a bitter flavor similar to that of fever tree (Cin- William Withering found it to be an effective chona spp.), the Peruvian plant used to make cure for dropsy. Doctors now prescribe digitoxin quinine. He reported his discovery to the Royal as a treatment for congestive heart failure. Society in London, recommending that willow EGb 761, a compound extracted from the be tested as an inexpensive alternative to fever maidenhair tree (Gingko biloba), is another ex- tree. Although experiments revealed that wil- ample of a drug developed from a plant native to low bark could not cure malaria, it did reduce the North Temperate Zone. Used as an herbal some of the feverish symptoms of the disease. remedy in China for centuries, ginkgo extract is Based on these findings, Stone’s simple taste now packaged and marketed in the West as a test led to the development of a drug used every treatment for ailments ranging from short-term day around the world: willow bark was the first memory loss to impotence. -
Bgci's Plant Conservation Programme in China
SAFEGUARDING A NATION’S BOTANICAL HERITAGE – BGCI’S PLANT CONSERVATION PROGRAMME IN CHINA Images: Front cover: Rhododendron yunnanense , Jian Chuan, Yunnan province (Image: Joachim Gratzfeld) Inside front cover: Shibao, Jian Chuan, Yunnan province (Image: Joachim Gratzfeld) Title page: Davidia involucrata , Daxiangling Nature Reserve, Yingjing, Sichuan province (Image: Xiangying Wen) Inside back cover: Bretschneidera sinensis , Shimen National Forest Park, Guangdong province (Image: Xie Zuozhang) SAFEGUARDING A NATION’S BOTANICAL HERITAGE – BGCI’S PLANT CONSERVATION PROGRAMME IN CHINA Joachim Gratzfeld and Xiangying Wen June 2010 Botanic Gardens Conservation International One in every five people on the planet is a resident of China But China is not only the world’s most populous country – it is also a nation of superlatives when it comes to floral diversity: with more than 33,000 native, higher plant species, China is thought to be home to about 10% of our planet’s known vascular flora. This botanical treasure trove is under growing pressure from a complex chain of cause and effect of unprecedented magnitude: demographic, socio-economic and climatic changes, habitat conversion and loss, unsustainable use of native species and introduction of exotic ones, together with environmental contamination are rapidly transforming China’s ecosystems. There is a steady rise in the number of plant species that are on the verge of extinction. Great Wall, Badaling, Beijing (Image: Zhang Qingyuan) Botanic Gardens Conservation International (BGCI) therefore seeks to assist China in its endeavours to maintain and conserve the country’s extraordinary botanical heritage and the benefits that this biological diversity provides for human well-being. It is a challenging venture and represents one of BGCI’s core practical conservation programmes. -
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ISPRA Istituto Superiore per la Protezione e la Ricerca Ambientale SERVIZIO GEOLOGICO D’ITALIA Organo cartografico dello Stato (legge 68 del 2.2.1960) NOTE ILLUSTRATIVE della CARTA GEOLOGICA D’ITALIA alla scala 1:50.000 foglio 043 MEZZOLOMBARDO A cura di Marco Avanzini1 Giuseppe Maria Bargossi2, Andrea Borsato1, Maurizio Cucato3, Corrado Morelli3, Vincenzo Picotti2, Luigi Selli2 Con la collaborazione di: Tiziano Abbà3, Mariangela Balboni4, Gianfranco Bazzoli3, Paolo Campedel4, Claudio Carraro5, Oscar Groaz4, Lorenz Keim5, Paolo Ferretti1, Luca Froner4, Pierpaolo Macconi2, Mattia Marini6, Gianluca Piccin3, Matteo Rinaldo3, Ernesto Santuliana4,Claudia Strada5, Riccardo Tomasoni3, Alfio Viganò4, Giorgio Zampedri4, Mauro Zambotto4 1 MuseoPROGETTO Tridentino di Scienze Naturali, Trento 2 Dipartimento di Scienze della Terra e Geologico - Ambientali, Università di Bologna 3 Geologo, libero professionista 4 Servizio Geologico - Provincia Autonoma di Trento 5 Ufficio Geologia e prove materiali - Provincia Autonoma di Bolzano - Alto Adige 6 SEA Srl, Torino Enti realizzatori Provincia Autonoma di Trento ProvinciaProvincia Autonoma Autonoma di Bolzano di Bolzano - Alto Adige Servizio Geologico CARGUfficio Geologia e prove materiali Ufficio Geologia e prove materiali Direttore del Servizio Geologico d’Italia - ISPRA: C. Campobasso Responsabile del Progetto CARG per il Servizio Geologico d’Italia - ISPRA: F. Galluzzo Responsabile del progetto CARG per la Provincia Autonoma di Trento: S. Cocco Responsabile del Progetto CARG per la Provincia Autonoma di Bolzano: V. Mair Per il Servizio Geologico d’Italia – ISPRA Revisione scientifica: D. Berti, R. Graciotti, M.L. Pampaloni, M. Pantaloni Coordinamento cartografico: D. Tacchia, S. Falcetti Coordinamento editoriale ed allestimento per la stampa: M.L. Vatovec, S. Falcetti Revisione informatizzazione dei dati geologici: L. -
Exine Morphology and Ultrastructure of Duplicisporites from the Triassic of Italy
Grana 44: 337–342, 2005 Exine morphology and ultrastructure of Duplicisporites from the Triassic of Italy NATALIA E. ZAVIALOVA and GUIDO ROGHI Zavialova, N. E. & Roghi, G. 2005. Exine morphology and ultrastructure of Duplicisporites from the Triassic of Italy. – Grana 44: 337–342. ISSN 0017-3134. A morphological study of dispersed Circumpolles pollen grains from the Upper Triassic of the Southern Alps has been initiated with the genus Duplicisporites. Individual pollen grains were studied by means of scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and transmission electron microscopy (TEM). Seen with SEM the pollen surface is finely verrucate with low verrucae of different sizes. A sub-equatorial continuous rimula is clearly visible. The proximal trilete scar is small and indistinct. TEM images reveal a bi-layered exine. The ectexine is formed by numerous small, closely packed, granulae subdivided by irregularly-spaced cavities. In the region of the subequatorial canal, the ectexine becomes thinner, about 1/3 of the usual thickness. At places, the ectexine is slightly separated from the underlying endexine. The endexine is prominent and significantly darker than the ectexine. It is homogeneous and of constant thickness. On the basis of its older age, with respect to Classopollis, the present ultrastructural dataset provides information on the possible origin of cheirolepidiaceous-type morphology. Natalia E. Zavialova*, Laboratory of Palaeobotany, Palaeontological Institute, Russian Academy of Sciences, Profsoyusnaya str., 123, Moscow, 117647 Russia & Guido Roghi, Institute of Geosciences and Earth Resources (IGG-CNR), Corso Garibaldi 37, Padova I -35137, Italy. *Corresp. Author (Manuscript received 19 November 2004; accepted 5 June 2005) The fossil pollen group Circumpolles is of interest to of Italy, Austria and Hungary have revealed rich palyno- palynologists and evolutionary biologists due to its complex logical assemblages, which contain members of Circum- morphology and parallelisms to angiospermoid characters polles (De Zanche et al. -
Hardy Rubber Tree Eucommia Ulmoides
Smart tree selections for communities and landowners Hardy Rubber Tree Eucommia ulmoides Height: 40’ - 60’ Spread: 45’ Site characteristics: Tolerates clay, loam, sand, and well-drained soils Zone: 5b - 8.2 Wet/dry: Tolerates drought, intolerant of poor drainage Native range: China pH: 5.0 - 8.2 Other: Tolerates heat and drought, needs full sun Shape: Round, widespreading with ascending branches. Other: Glossy, green foliage Additional: Transplants readily in spring or fall Pests: Some branch dieback Jesse Saylor, MSU Jesse Saylor, Bert Cregg, MSU Bert Cregg, MSU Jesse Saylor, Content development: Dana Ellison, Tree form illustrations: Marlene Cameron. Smart tree selections for communities and landowners Bert Cregg and Robert Schutzki, Michigan State University, Departments of Horticulture and Forestry A smart urban or community landscape has a diverse combination of trees. The devastation caused by exotic pests such as Dutch elm disease, chestnut blight and emerald ash borer has taught us the importance of species diversity in our landscapes. Exotic invasive pests can devastate existing trees because many of these species may not have evolved resistance mechanisms in their native environments. In the recent case of emerald ash borer, white ash and green ash were not resistant to the pest and some communities in Michigan lost up to 20 percent of their tree cover. To promote diverse use of trees by homeowners, landscapers and urban foresters, Michigan State University Extension offers a series of tip sheets for smart urban and community tree selection. In these tip sheets, we suggest trees that should be considered in situations where an ash tree may have been planted in the past. -
Angiosperm-Like Pollen and Afropollis from the Middle Triassic (Anisian) of the Germanic Basin (Northern Switzerland)
ORIGINAL RESEARCH ARTICLE published: 01 October 2013 doi: 10.3389/fpls.2013.00344 Angiosperm-like pollen and Afropollis from the Middle Triassic (Anisian) of the Germanic Basin (Northern Switzerland) Peter A. Hochuli 1* and Susanne Feist-Burkhardt 2 1 Palaeontological Institute and Museum, University of Zürich, Zürich, Switzerland 2 Dr. Susanne Feist-Burkhardt Geological Consulting & Services, Ober-Ramstadt, Germany Edited by: Here we report on angiosperm-like pollen and Afropollis from the Anisian (Middle Triassic, Xin Wang, Chinese Academy of 247.2–242.0Ma) of a mid-latitudinal site in Northern Switzerland. Small monosulcate pollen Sciences, China grains with typical reticulate (semitectate) sculpture, columellate structure of the sexine Reviewed by: and thin nexine show close similarities to early angiosperm pollen known from the Early Michael S. Zavada, Seton Hall University, USA Cretaceous. However, they differ in their extremely thin inner layer (nexine). Six different JamesA.Doyle,Universityof pollen types (I–VI) are differentiated based on size, reticulation pattern, and exine structure. California, Davis, USA The described pollen grains show all the essential features of angiosperm pollen. However, Evelyn Kustatscher, Naturmuseum considering the lack of a continuous record throughout the lower part of the Mesozoic and Südtirol, Italy Limi Mao, Nanjing Institute of the comparison with the oldest Cretaceous finds we suggest an affinity to an angiosperm Geology and Palaeontology, China stem group. Together with the previously published records from the Middle Triassic of *Correspondence: the Barents Sea area the angiosperm-like pollen grains reflect a considerable diversity of Peter A. Hochuli, Palaeontological the parent plants during the Middle Triassic. Sedimentological evidence and associated Institute and Museum, University of palynofloras also suggest a remarkable ecological range for these plants. -
40 5.2.1 Terrestrial Palynomorphs Laevigate Trilete Spores
5.2.1 Terrestrial Palynomorphs Laevigate trilete spores Genus: Aulisporites LESCHIK 1954 Aulisporites astigmosus (LESCHIK 1956a) KLAUS 1960 1956 Calamospora astigmosa sp. nov . – LESCHIK, p. 22, Plate 2 Fig. 17 1960 Aulisporites astigmosus (Leschik) nov. Comb . – K LAUS , p. 119 - 120, Plate 28, fig. 2. Genus: Calamospora SCHOPF , WILSON & B ENTALL 1944 Calamospora tener (LESCHIK 1955) DE JERSEY 1962 1955 Laevigatisporites tener sp. nov. – LESCHIK , p. 13, Plate 1., Fig. 20. 1955 Punctatisporites flavus – LESCHIK , p. 31, Plate 4, Fig. 2. 1958 Calamospora mesozoicus – COUPER , p. 132, Plate 15/3+4. 1960 Calamospora nathorstii – KLAUS , p. 116, Plate 28, Fig. 1. 1962 Calamaospora tener (L ESCHIK ) n. comb. - de Jersey, p. 3-4, Plate 1, fig 9 –10. 1964 Calamospora tener (LESCHIK 1955) n. comb. – MÄDLER (a), p. 92, Plate 8, Fig. 2. Genus: Cingulizonates DYBOVA & J ACHOWICS 1957 Cingulizonates rhaeticus (R HEINHARDT ) S CHULZ 1967 1962 Cingulatizonates rhaeticus sp. nov. – RHEINHARDT , P. 702, P LATE 2 F IG . 3 1964 Anulatisporites drawehni MAEDLER , P. 177, P LATE 2, F IGS . 1 – 2 1966 Cingulatizonates delicatus ORLOWSKA – Z WOLINSKAP I 014, PLATE 7 FIGS 36 - 38 1967 Cingulatizonates rhaeticus – SCHULZ P. 584, PLATE .13, F IG . 6- 7 Genus: Concavisporites THOMSON & P FLUG 1953 p. 49, Plate 1, Fig. 19 1953 Concavisporites gen. nov. – THOMSON & P FLUG , p. 49. 1959 Toroisporites gen. nov. – KRUTZSCH ,, p. 90. Concavisporites crassexinius NILSSON 1958 p.35, Plate 1, Fig. d 1958 Concavisporites crassexinius sp. nov. – NILSSON , p . 35, Plate 1, Fig. 11. Concavisporites mesozoicus sensu BÓNA Comment: Sporomorphs described by Bóna as C. mesozoicus are comparable to Concavisporites variverrucatus described by COUPER 1958. -
A Review of Paleobotanical Studies of the Early Eocene Okanagan (Okanogan) Highlands Floras of British Columbia, Canada and Washington, USA
Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences A review of paleobotanical studies of the Early Eocene Okanagan (Okanogan) Highlands floras of British Columbia, Canada and Washington, USA. Journal: Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences Manuscript ID cjes-2015-0177.R1 Manuscript Type: Review Date Submitted by the Author: 02-Feb-2016 Complete List of Authors: Greenwood, David R.; Brandon University, Dept. of Biology Pigg, KathleenDraft B.; School of Life Sciences, Basinger, James F.; Dept of Geological Sciences DeVore, Melanie L.; Dept of Biological and Environmental Science, Keyword: Eocene, paleobotany, Okanagan Highlands, history, palynology https://mc06.manuscriptcentral.com/cjes-pubs Page 1 of 70 Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences 1 A review of paleobotanical studies of the Early Eocene Okanagan (Okanogan) 2 Highlands floras of British Columbia, Canada and Washington, USA. 3 4 David R. Greenwood, Kathleen B. Pigg, James F. Basinger, and Melanie L. DeVore 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Draft 12 David R. Greenwood , Department of Biology, Brandon University, J.R. Brodie Science 13 Centre, 270-18th Street, Brandon, MB R7A 6A9, Canada; 14 Kathleen B. Pigg , School of Life Sciences, Arizona State University, PO Box 874501, 15 Tempe, AZ 85287-4501, USA [email protected]; 16 James F. Basinger , Department of Geological Sciences, University of Saskatchewan, 17 Saskatoon, SK S7N 5E2, Canada; 18 Melanie L. DeVore , Department of Biological & Environmental Sciences, Georgia 19 College & State University, 135 Herty Hall, Milledgeville, GA 31061 USA 20 21 22 23 Corresponding author: David R. Greenwood (email: [email protected]) 1 https://mc06.manuscriptcentral.com/cjes-pubs Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences Page 2 of 70 24 A review of paleobotanical studies of the Early Eocene Okanagan (Okanogan) 25 Highlands floras of British Columbia, Canada and Washington, USA. -
Phylogenetics of Asterids Based on 3 Coding and 3 Non-Coding Chloroplast DNA Markers and the Utility of Non-Coding DNA at Higher Taxonomic Levels
MOLECULAR PHYLOGENETICS AND EVOLUTION Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 24 (2002) 274–301 www.academicpress.com Phylogenetics of asterids based on 3 coding and 3 non-coding chloroplast DNA markers and the utility of non-coding DNA at higher taxonomic levels Birgitta Bremer,a,e,* Kaare Bremer,a Nahid Heidari,a Per Erixon,a Richard G. Olmstead,b Arne A. Anderberg,c Mari Kaallersj€ oo,€ d and Edit Barkhordariana a Department of Systematic Botany, Evolutionary Biology Centre, Norbyva€gen 18D, SE-752 36 Uppsala, Sweden b Department of Botany, University of Washington, P.O. Box 355325, Seattle, WA, USA c Department of Phanerogamic Botany, Swedish Museum of Natural History, P.O. Box 50007, SE-104 05 Stockholm, Sweden d Laboratory for Molecular Systematics, Swedish Museum of Natural History, P.O. Box 50007, SE-104 05 Stockholm, Sweden e The Bergius Foundation at the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences, P.O. Box 50017, SE-104 05 Stockholm, Sweden Received 25 September 2001; received in revised form 4 February 2002 Abstract Asterids comprise 1/4–1/3 of all flowering plants and are classified in 10 orders and >100 families. The phylogeny of asterids is here explored with jackknife parsimony analysis of chloroplast DNA from 132 genera representing 103 families and all higher groups of asterids. Six different markers were used, three of the markers represent protein coding genes, rbcL, ndhF, and matK, and three other represent non-coding DNA; a region including trnL exons and the intron and intergenic spacers between trnT (UGU) to trnF (GAA); another region including trnV exons and intron, trnM and intergenic spacers between trnV (UAC) and atpE, and the rps16 intron. -
Field Trip 2 Late Paleozoic and Mesozoic Terrestrial Environments in the Dolomites and Surrounding Areas 71-116 Geo.Alp, Vol
ZOBODAT - www.zobodat.at Zoologisch-Botanische Datenbank/Zoological-Botanical Database Digitale Literatur/Digital Literature Zeitschrift/Journal: Geo.Alp Jahr/Year: 2016 Band/Volume: 013 Autor(en)/Author(s): Kustatscher Evelyn, Bernardi Massimo, Petti Fabio Massimo, Avanzini Marco, Tomasoni Riccardo Artikel/Article: Field trip 2 Late Paleozoic and Mesozoic terrestrial environments in the Dolomites and surrounding areas 71-116 Geo.Alp, Vol. 13 2016 71 - 116 Field trip 2 Late Paleozoic and Mesozoic terrestrial environments in the Dolomites and surrounding areas Evelyn Kustatscher1,2, Massimo Bernardi3,4, Fabio Massimo Petti3,5, Marco Avanzini3 & Riccardo Tomasoni3 1 Naturmuseum Südtirol, Bindergasse 1, 39100 Bozen/Bolzano, Italy; e-mail: [email protected]; 2 Department für Geo- und Umweltwissenschaften, Paläontologie und Geobiologie, Ludwig-Maximilians- Universität and Bayerische Staatssammlung für Paläontologie und Geologie, Richard-Wagner-Straße 10, 80333 München, Germany; 3 Museo delle Scienze di Trento, Corso del Lavoro e della Scienza 3, 38123 Trento, Italy; e-mail: [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected]; 4 School of Earth Sciences, University of Bristol, Bristol BS81RJ, UK; 5 PaleoFactory, Dipartimento di Scienze della Terra, Sapienza Università di Roma, P.le Aldo Moro 5, 00185, Roma, Italy. 1 Topics and highlights of the excursion Mojsisovics, 1879, 1882; Mojsisovics et al., 1895; Bittner, 1892; Brack et al., 2005, Mietto & Man- The Southern Alps represent -
Latest Triassic Onset of the Central Atlantic Magmatic Province (CAMP) Volcanism in the Fundy Basin (Nova Scotia): New Stratigraphic Constraints
ARTICLE IN PRESS EPSL-09928; No of Pages 12 Earth and Planetary Science Letters xxx (2009) xxx–xxx Contents lists available at ScienceDirect Earth and Planetary Science Letters journal homepage: www.elsevier.com/locate/epsl Latest Triassic onset of the Central Atlantic Magmatic Province (CAMP) volcanism in the Fundy Basin (Nova Scotia): New stratigraphic constraints S. Cirilli a,⁎, A. Marzoli b,c, L. Tanner d, H. Bertrand e,f, N. Buratti a, F. Jourdan g,h, G. Bellieni b,c, D. Kontak i, P.R. Renne g,j a Dipartimento di Scienze della Terra, Università di Perugia, Italy b Dipartimento di Geoscienze, Università di Padova, Italy c Centro Nazionale delle Ricerche, Istituto di Geoscienze e Georisorse, Padova, Italy d Department of Biological Sciences, Le Moyne College, Syracuse, NY 13214, USA e Ecole Normale Supérieure de Lyon, France f Université Lyon1, France g Berkeley Geochronology Center, 2455 Ridge Rd., Berkeley, CA, USA h Western Australian Argon Isotope Facility, Department of Applied Geology, Curtin University of Technology, Perth, WA6845, Australia i Department of Earth Sciences, Laurentian University, Sudbury, Ontario, Canada P3E 2C6 j Department of Earth and Planetary Science, University of California, Berkeley, CA, USA article info abstract Article history: In this paper we investigate the stratigraphic relationship between the emplacement of the CAMP basalts and the Received 2 February 2009 Triassic–Jurassic (Tr–J) boundary in the Fundy Basin (Nova Scotia, Canada). This is one of the best exposed of the Received in revised form 9 July 2009 synrift basins of eastern North America (ENA) formed as a consequence of the rifting that led to the formation of Accepted 14 July 2009 the Atlantic Ocean.