Gymnospermous woods from Jejenes Formation, Carboniferous of San Juan, Argentina: Abietopitys petriellae (Brea and Césari) nov. comb.
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Abstract. Fossil woods from Carboniferous sediments of the Jejenes Formation are described and a new combination Abietopitys petriellae is proposed based on new and the original material. The wood is pycnoxylic with primitive characters such as abundant pits in radial walls of tracheids in an alternate disposition. The ray cells have peculiar wall thickenings. The primary xylem has a mesarch protoxylem. The species is compared with other Paleozoic woods; its botanical affinity remains uncertain. Resumen. MADERAS GIMNOSPÉRMICAS DE LA FORMACIÓN JEJENES, CARBONÍFERO DE SAN JUAN, ARGENTINA: ABIETOPITYS PETRIELLAE (BREA Y CÉSARI) NOV. COMB. Se describen maderas fósiles del Carbonífero de la Formación Jejenes y se propone una nueva combinación Abietopitys petriellae sobre la base de nuevo material, como así también sobre la revisión del material original. La madera es picnoxílica y posee características primitivas, como abundantes puntuaciones en las paredes radiales de las traqueidas con disposición alterna. Las células radiales tienen engrosamientos particulares. El xilema primario posee protoxilema mesarco. Esta especie es comparada con otras maderas paleozoicas, siendo su afinidad botánica incierta.Downloads
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