Identification of plant megafossils in Pennsylvanian-age coal
Review of Palaeobotany and Palynology
By: R.B. Winston
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Abstract
Criteria are provided for identification of certain Pennsylvanian-age plant megafossils directly from coal based on their characteristic anatomical structures as documented from etched polished coal surfaces in comparison with other modes of preservation. Lepidophloios hallii periderm, Diaphorodendron periderm, an Alethopteris pinnule, and a Cordaites leaf were studied in material in continuity with adjacent permineralized peat (carbonate coal-ballas). Calamites wood in attachment to a pitch cast and a Psaronius stem in coal in attachment to a fusinitized Psaronius inner root mantle were studied. Sigillaria was identified in coal by comparison to its structure in permineralized peat. Other plant tissues with characteristic structures were found but could not be attributed to specific plants. ?? 1989.
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Winston, R., 1989, Identification of plant megafossils in Pennsylvanian-age coal: Review of Palaeobotany and Palynology, v. 57, no. 3-4, p. 265-276, https://doi.org/10.1016/0034-6667(89)90024-9.
| Publication type | Article |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | Journal Article |
| Title | Identification of plant megafossils in Pennsylvanian-age coal |
| Series title | Review of Palaeobotany and Palynology |
| DOI | 10.1016/0034-6667(89)90024-9 |
| Volume | 57 |
| Issue | 3-4 |
| Year Published | 1989 |
| Language | English |
| Larger Work Type | Article |
| Larger Work Subtype | Journal Article |
| Larger Work Title | Review of Palaeobotany and Palynology |
| First page | 265 |
| Last page | 276 |