The Early Cretaceous Mesofossil Flora Of Torres Vedras (Ne Of Forte Da Forca), Portugal: A Palaeofloristic Analysis Of An Early Angiosperm Community
Author
Friis, Else Marie
Author
Crane, Peter R.
Author
Pedersen, Kaj Raunsgaard
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http://dx.doi.org/10.2478/if-2019-0013
journal article
10.2478/if-2019-0013
2533-4069
5386203
Serialis parva
E.M.FRIIS, P.R.CRANE et K.R.PEDERSEN, 2019
Text-fig. 24c–e
D e s c r i p t i o n a n d r e m a r k s.
Serialis parva
is very similar to
Serialis antiqua
in organization and seed coat structure, but the fruits are smaller and there are only one or two seeds per fruit (
Text-fig. 24c–e
). The seed coat is mesotestal-endotestal with surface of mesotesta characterized by a jigsaw puzzle shaped pattern from the strongly undulate anticlinal walls of the mesotestal cells (
Text-fig. 24d
).
A f f i n i t y a n d o t h e r o c c u r r e n c e s.
Serialis parva
is common in the Torres Vedras mesofossil flora. It also occurs at the Buarcos locality where it is rare (
Friis et al. 2019a
). Like other species of
Serialis
, the relationship of
S. parva
is with
Magnoliales
, but the character combination seen in the fossils is unknown in any extant family of the order (
Friis et al. 2019a
).