A new species of Fitzroya (Cupressaceae) from Oligocene sediments in north-western Tasmania

dc.contributor.author	Hill, R.S.
dc.contributor.author	Whang, S.S.
dc.date.issued	1996
dc.description.abstract	Vegetative twigs from Oligocene sediments in north-western Tasmania are assigned to a new fossil species of Fitzroya, F. tasmanensis. These twigs differ from extant F. cupressoides in leaf shape and stomatal orientation and morphology. This is the first fossil record of Fitzroya from outside the current range of the genus (South America). Previous fossil records of Fitzroya from South America are almost certainly erroneous. These fossils occur in sediments with leaves and cupules of Nothofagus subgenus Nothofagus, which is also restricted to South America today. This suggests that some current plant associations in southern South America provide good analogues for vegetation in Oligocene Tasmania.
dc.description.statementofresponsibility	RS Hill and SS Whang
dc.identifier.citation	Australian Systematic Botany, 1996; 9(6):867-875
dc.identifier.doi	10.1071/SB9960867
dc.identifier.issn	1030-1887
dc.identifier.issn	1446-5701
dc.identifier.orcid	Hill, R.S. [0000-0003-4564-4339]
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/2440/86802
dc.language.iso	en
dc.publisher	CSIRO Publishing
dc.rights	© CSIRO 1996
dc.source.uri	https://doi.org/10.1071/sb9960867
dc.title	A new species of Fitzroya (Cupressaceae) from Oligocene sediments in north-western Tasmania
dc.type	Journal article
pubs.publication-status	Published

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