IANIGLA   20881
INSTITUTO ARGENTINO DE NIVOLOGIA, GLACIOLOGIA Y CIENCIAS AMBIENTALES
Unidad Ejecutora - UE
artículos
Título:
A new angiosperm leaf morphotype from the Early Cretaceous (Late Aptian) of San Luis basin, Argentina
Autor/es:
GABRIELA GRISELDA PUEBLA
Revista:
AMEGHINIANA
Editorial:
Asociación Paleontológica Argentina
Referencias:
Lugar: Buenos Aires; Año: 2009 vol. 43 p. 557 - 566
ISSN:
0002-7014
Resumen:
 A new fossil angiosperm leaf morphotype, “LC-Microphyll trifoliate”, from the Late Aptian La Cantera Formation, central western Argentina, is described. The leaf remains occurred at the type section of the formation within a low diversity macrofloral association. Fossils are found mainly as isolated small size leaflets (0.3–1.5 cm long). The leaves are pinnately compound (imparipinnate, trifoliate), the leaflets have pinnately lobed margin, first vein category pinnate, secondary veins craspedodromous opposite to subopposite ending at the apex of lobes and an intramarginal vein. “LC-Microphyll trifoliate” is among the earliest record of leaf remains possibly allied to the eudicots and one of the first evidence of angiosperm with compound leaves.