Silica bodies in the Early Cretaceous Programinis laminatus (Angiospermae: Poales)

Citeable URL: https://ir.library.oregonstate.edu/concern/articles/3484zj13z

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Attribute Name	Values
Creator	Poinar, George, Jr.
Abstract	Silica bodies in short cell epidermal leaf cells of the Early Cretaceous Programinis laminatus (Poales) in Burmese amber are characterized. The great majority are rondels and elongated quadrates aligned horizontally in relation to the leaf axis. Rondel types include circular, elliptical, oblong, long and short forms. Quadrate types include short and long rectangles, trapezoids and pentagons. A comparison of P. laminatus silica bodies with those in extant epidermal leaf cells of the Poales aligns the fossil with the family Poaceae and representatives of the subfamily Pooidae. Keywords: Grass silica bodies, Cretaceous phytoliths, Burmese amber, Programinis laminatus
Resource Type	Article
Date Available	2013-05-22T22:25:07+00:00
Date Issued	2011-12-30
Citation	Poinar, G. (2011, December 30). Silica bodies in the Early Cretaceous Programinis laminatus (Angiospermae: Poales). Palaeodiversity, 4, 1-6.
Journal Title	Palaeodiversity
Journal Volume	4
Academic Affiliation	Integrative Biology
Declaração de direitos	In Copyright
Publisher	Staatliches Museum für Naturkunde Stuttgart
Peer Reviewed	Yes
Language	English [eng]
Replaces	http://hdl.handle.net/1957/38711