A new species of Nothofagidites, N. americanus, from Patagonia and Antarctica

Nothofagidites americanus n. sp. (fossil pollen of Nothofagus) is described from Patagonic and Antarctic deposits. It belongs to the Nothofagus menziesii type, and is distinguished from the Australian/New Zealand N. asperus by the smaller size and shorter colpi. It partially embraces South American...

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Autor principal: Zamaloa, M.d.C.
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Sumario:Nothofagidites americanus n. sp. (fossil pollen of Nothofagus) is described from Patagonic and Antarctic deposits. It belongs to the Nothofagus menziesii type, and is distinguished from the Australian/New Zealand N. asperus by the smaller size and shorter colpi. It partially embraces South American material previously described as N. asperus and N. suggatei. The new species has a known stratigraphic range from Maastrichtian to Lower Miocene. © 1992.