Phytolaccaceae infructescence from Cerro del Pueblo Formation, Upper Cretaceous (late Campanian), Coahuila, Mexico

The Upper Cretaceous (late Campanian) Cerro del Pueblo Formation, Coahuila, Mexico, contains a diverse group of angiosperms represented mainly by their reproductive structures. Among these, a new permineralized infructescence is recognized based on its morphological and anatomical characters. It is...

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Authors: Cevallos-Ferriz, SRS, Estrada-Ruiz, E, Perez-Hernández, BR
Format: article
Status:Published version
Publication Date:2008
Country:México
Institution:Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México
Repository:Sistema de Información de la Facultad de Ciencias, UNAM
OAI Identifier:oai:repositorio.fciencias.unam.mx:11154/1036
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/11154/1036
Access Level:Open access
Keyword:Plant Sciences
Cerro del Pueblo Formation
Coahuila
Coahuilacarpon phytolaccoides
late Campanian
Phytolaccaceae
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Summary:The Upper Cretaceous (late Campanian) Cerro del Pueblo Formation, Coahuila, Mexico, contains a diverse group of angiosperms represented mainly by their reproductive structures. Among these, a new permineralized infructescence is recognized based on its morphological and anatomical characters. It is a multiple infructescence composed of berry fruits With Six locules, each containing a single seed with a curved embryo developed from a campylotropous ovule with pendulous placentation