Early Permian conifer remains from Central Mexico and reevaluation of Paleozoic conifer morphotaxa

• Published in: Boletín de la Sociedad Geológica Mexicana Vol. 66; no. 1; pp. 85 - 96
• Main Authors: Hernández-Castillo, Genaro R., Silva-Pineda, Silvia A., Cevallos, Sergio R.S.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English; Portuguese
• Published: Sociedad Geológica Mexicana e Instituto de Geología de la UNAM 01.01.2014; Sociedad Geológica Mexicana, A.C
• Subjects: ARTÍCULOS / ARTICLES; Branches; Conifers; Flora; Fossils; Geology; Geosciences, Multidisciplinary; Leaves; Paleobotany; Palynology; Plants; Taxa; conífera; Permian; morfotaxa; Pérmico; morphotaxa; Mexico; México; Walchia; conifer

This paper describes the first Permian walchian conifer from Mexico based on several specimens preserved as compressions/impressions. The material comes from the Tuzancoa Formation in the state of Hidalgo, Central Mexico. It is described asCalnalia hidalguensisgen. nov. et sp. nov. a new conifer mor...