Ruflorinia

<i>Ruflorinia</i>

Ruflorinia

Extinct genus of Caytoniales

Ruflorinia is a genus of fossilized foliage from the Early Cretaceous of Argentina assigned to the order Caytoniales.[2]

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Taxonomy

The genus was first established by Sergio Archangelsky based on material from the Anfiteatro de Ticó Formation, Santa Cruz, Argentina, with the type species being Ruflorinia sierra.[1] The genus name celebrated the Swedish paleobotanist Rudolf Florin. Other two species (R. pilifera and R. papillosa) were later described from the Anfiteatro de Ticó[3] and another (R.orlandoi) was later described from the Springhill Formation in Argentina.[4]

Paleoecology

In the Anfiteatro de Ticó Formation, leaves of this genus are found in association with the ovulate organ Ktalenia, and the conifer Brachyphyllum, and the foliage of Mesodescolea. The depositional environment is characterized by river deposits, and the fossils show little evidence of transport.[5]

References

  1. [1]
    Archangelsky, Sergio (1963). "A new Mesozoic flora from Ticó, Santa Cruz Province, Argentina". Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History), Geology. 8 (2): 45–62. doi:10.5962/p.313876.
  2. [2]
    Taylor, Thomas N.; Archangelsky, Sergio (1985). "The Cretaceous Pteridosperms Ruflorinia and Ktalenia and Implications on Cupule and Carpel Evolution". American Journal of Botany. 72 (12): 1842–1853. doi:10.1002/j.1537-2197.1985.tb08458.x. ISSN 1537-2197.
  3. [3]
    Villar De Seoane, Liliana (2000-08-25). "Ruflorinia papillosa sp. nov. from the Lower Cretaceous of Patagonia, Argentina". Palaeontographica Abteilung B. 255 (1–3): 79–85. doi:10.1127/palb/255/2000/79.
  4. [4]
    Carrizo, Martín A.; Del Fueyo, Georgina M.; Medina, Francisco (2014-05-01). "Foliar cuticle of Ruflorinia orlandoi nov. sp. (Pteridospermophyta) from the Lower Cretaceous of Patagonia". Geobios. 47 (3): 87–99. doi:10.1016/j.geobios.2014.01.003. hdl:11336/18552. ISSN 0016-6995.
  5. [5]
    Archangelsky, Sergio (1966). "Estudio de la Formación Baqueró. Cretácico Inferior de Santa Cruz, Argentina". Revista del Museo de La Plata. 5 (28–34): 63–171. ISSN 2545-6377.


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