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Endophytic Micromycetes on the Leaves of the Genus Taxodium Richard (Cupressaceae) from the Lower Paleocene of the Amur Region

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Abstract —Traces of damage on fossil Taxodium leaves from the Tsagayan Formation of the Arkhara-Boguchan brown coal field (Amur Region, Russia; Paleocene) are studied using a scanning electron microscope (SEM).… Click to show full abstract

Abstract —Traces of damage on fossil Taxodium leaves from the Tsagayan Formation of the Arkhara-Boguchan brown coal field (Amur Region, Russia; Paleocene) are studied using a scanning electron microscope (SEM). It is shown that the damage was caused by endophytic micromycetes. The problems of classification of microscopic damage to fossil plants are discussed.

Keywords: taxodium; paleocene; amur region; endophytic micromycetes; micromycetes leaves

Journal Title: Paleontological Journal
Year Published: 2018

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