Research paper

The systematic and palaeoecological significance of Neuropteris ovata (Medullosales) cuticles from the Stephanian Stage of the Puertollano Basin, Spain

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ZBYNĚK ŠIMŮNEK
Czech Geological Survey, Klárov 3/131, 118 21 Praha 1, Czezh Republic. zbynek.simunek@geology.cz
Corresponding author

CHRISTOPHER J. CLEAL
Department of Natural Sciences, Natural Museum Wales, Cathays Park, Cardiff CF10 3NP, UK. chris.cleal@museumwales.ac.uk

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ABSTRACT

Cuticles from Neuropteris ovata foliage (Medullosales) from Stephanian strata in the Puertollano Basin show epidermal structures similar to those seen in Kasimovian coal balls from North America. They are assigned to a new taxonomic variety, Neuropteris ovata var. puertollanensis.

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Keywords: Palaeobotany, Medullosales, cuticles, Puertollano, Stephanian.

How to cite: Šimůnek, Z. & Cleal, C.J. 2016. The systematic and palaeoecological significance of Neuropteris ovata (Medullosales) cuticles from the Stephanian Stage of the Puertollano Basin, Spain. Spanish Journal of Palaeontology, 31 (1), 231-244.

Received 12 January 2016, Accepted 17 March 2016, Published 30 June 2016

https://doi.org/10.7203/sjp.31.1.17148

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