英文摘要 |
The Normapolles and other related palynomorphs from Paleocene to Early Eocene in China were discussed using materials mainly from Caomuhao Gypsum Mine from Otog Banner, Inner Mongolia, Funing Group of northern Jiangsu, and Menli Formation from Sanmenxia, Henan. A total of 48 genera and 152 species (including 22 indeterminable forms) were described. The distribution of the normapolles, along with other key taxa such as Aquilapollenites and proteaceous pollen during the Late Cretaceous to Early Tertiary, had divided China into two phytogeographic provinces-Central and Northeast. The former is characterized mainly by the presence of Normapolles and the latter by the presence of Aquilapollenites. The Central Province can be further subdivided into Southeast and Northwest subprovinces with Aquilapollenites also present in the former but absent in the latter. The representative assemblage from each province and subprovince and their climatic implication were also discussed. |