[HTML][HTML] Aponogeton pollen from the Cretaceous and Paleogene of North America and West Greenland: Implications for the origin and palaeobiogeography of the …
The fossil record of Aponogeton (Aponogetonaceae) is scarce and the few reported
macrofossil findings are in need of taxonomic revision. Aponogeton pollen is highly
diagnostic and when studied with light microscopy (LM) and scanning electron microscopy
(SEM) it cannot be confused with any other pollen types. The fossil Aponogeton pollen
described here represent the first reliable Cretaceous and Eocene records of this genus
worldwide. Today, Aponogeton is confined to the tropics and subtropics of the Old World, but …
macrofossil findings are in need of taxonomic revision. Aponogeton pollen is highly
diagnostic and when studied with light microscopy (LM) and scanning electron microscopy
(SEM) it cannot be confused with any other pollen types. The fossil Aponogeton pollen
described here represent the first reliable Cretaceous and Eocene records of this genus
worldwide. Today, Aponogeton is confined to the tropics and subtropics of the Old World, but …