Palynology of the Chigua (Devonian) and Malimán (Carboniferous) formations in the Volcán Range, San Juan Province, Argentina. Part I. Paleomicroplankton and acavate smooth and ornamented spores
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Abstract. Palynological analysis of the Chigua and Malimán formations of Devonian and Early Carboniferous age respectively, cropping out in the Río Blanco Basin, northwestern Argentina, has yielded diverse paleomicroplankton-spore assemblages. In this first part, 35 species of paleomicroplankton and 68 species of acavate spores from both formations are illustrated. Two new species are proposed: Apiculiretusisporalaxa from the Devonian, and Pustulatisporitesmalimanensis from the Early Carboniferous. Two new combinations are proposed: the spore species Apiculatisporiscastanea (Butterworth and Williams) nov. comb., and the paleomicroplankton species, Dictyotidiummunificum (Wicander and Wood) nov. comb., based on the discussion of the main characters of the genera Dictyotidium, Muraticavea, Polyedryxium and Cymatiosphaera. The genus Quadrisporites Hennelly ex Potonié and Lele is emended. Twelve species are first recorded in the Devonian of South America, such as Pulvinosphaeridiumtrifidum Kiryanov, Dictyotidiumgranulatum Playford in Playford and Dring, Dictyotidiumvenulosum (Playford) Colbath, Orygmahapsispachyderma Colbath, Polyedryxiumleptum Turner, Leiotriletestrivialis Naumova, Granulatisporitesmuninensis Allen, Dibolisporitesvarius Tiwari and Schaarschmidt. Other spore species are first recorded in the Lower Carboniferous of South America, amongst them are cited Granulatisporitestriconvexus Staplin, Pustulatisporitespapillosus (Knox) Potonié and Kremp, Verrucosisporitesmicrotuberosus (Loose) Smith and Butterworth, Dibolisporitesmedaensis (Playford) Playford, Anapiculatisporitesampullaceus (Hacquebard) Playford, Lophotriletesseverus Playford and Satterthwait, Raistrickiagemmifera Playford and Satterthwait and Convolutisporatuberculata (Waltz) Hoffmeister, Staplin and Malloy. Previous worldwide geographic and stratigraphic records of the species studied herein are charted, while those corresponding to South America are cited in the text. Resumen. PALINOLOGÍA DE LAS FORMACIONES CHIGUA (DEVÓNICO) Y MALIMÁN (CARBONÍFERO) EN LA SIERRA DEL VOLCÁN,PROVINCIA DE SAN JUAN, ARGENTINA. PARTE I. PALEOMICROPLANCTON Y ESPORAS ACAVADAS LISAS Y ORNAMENTADAS. Se presenta el análisis sistemático de las asociaciones palinológicas obtenidas de sedimentitas de las formaciones Chigua y Malimán, del Devónico y Carbonífero Inferior respectivamente, aflorantes en la cuenca Río Blanco. En esta primera parte se ilustran 35 especies de paleomicroplancton y 68 especies de esporas acavadas presentes en ambas formaciones. Se proponen dos nuevas especies de esporas, una del Devónico denominada Apiculiretusisporalaxa sp. nov. y la otra del Carbonífero Temprano, Pustulatisporitesmalimanensis. Se proponen también dos nuevas combinaciones, la espora Apiculatisporiscastanea (Butterworth y Williams) nov. comb., y una especie de paleomicroplancton, Dictyotidiummunificum (Wicander y Wood) nov. comb. basada en la discusión de los caracteres diagnósticos que permiten distinguir los géneros Dictyotidium, Muraticavea, Polyedryxium y Cymatiosphaera entre sí. El género Quadrisporites Hennelly ex Potonié y Lele es enmendado. Doce especies son registradas por primera vez en el Devónico de América del Sur, entre ellas Pulvinosphaeridiumtrifidum Kiryanov, Dictyotidiumgranulatum Playford en Playford y Dring, Dictyotidiumvenulosum (Playford) Colbath, Orygmahapsis pachyderma Colbath, Polyedryxiumleptum Turner, Leiotriletestrivialis Naumova, Granulatisporitesmuninensis Allen, Dibolisporitesvarius Tiwari y Schaarschmidt. En tanto otras son registradas por primera vez en el Carbonífero Inferior de América del Sur, entre ellas Granulatisporitestriconvexus Staplin, Pustulatisporitespapillosus (Knox) Potonié y Kremp, Verrucosisporitesmicrotuberosus (Loose) Smith y Butterworth, Dibolisporitesmedaensis (Playford) Playford, Anapiculatisporitesampullaceus (Hacquebard) Playford, Lophotriletesseverus Playford y Satterthwait, Raistrickiagemmifera Playford y Satterthwait y Convolutisporatuberculata (Waltz) Hoffmeister, Staplin y Malloy. Los registros geográficos y estratigráficos previos mundiales de las especies aquí tratadas son reunidos en un cuadro mientras que sólo los correspondientes a América del Sur figuran en el texto.Downloads
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