PLANT MEGAFOSSILS FROM THE PERMIAN CHANGHSINGIAN MARINE DEPOSITS OF FUSUI, GUANGXI, CHINA

SummaryA taphoflora from the marine Changhsiangian deposits in the area of Dongluo Town, Fusui County, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region is described for the first time. The flora is composed of 14 genera and 23 species, including four new species. The characteristics of the flora as well as its taphonomic and ecological significance are also briefly discussed.Gymnosperms occupied 61% of the total content in this upland flora, while the gymnosperms in the coal-forming lowland flora of the neighbouring area only made up 33% of the floral content. Thus it can be seen that the upland flora from Fusui, Guangxi reveals a transitional character of the land floras from the Palaeozoic to the Mesozoic.In addition, the specific composition of the described flora is quite different from that of the coeval upland flora from North China. Consequently, the Changhsingian upland floras from North and South China are not attributed to the same phytogeographic province as usually considered.

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