A new gnetalean macrofossil from the Lower Cretaceous of the Laiyang Basin, eastern China

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Plant Diversity ›› 2024, Vol. 46 ›› Issue (05): 678-682.DOI: 10.1016/j.pld.2024.03.002

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A new gnetalean macrofossil from the Lower Cretaceous of the Laiyang Basin, eastern China

Peihong Jin^a, Mingzhen Zhang^a, Baoxia Du^b, Jing Zhang^b, Bainian Sun^b

a. Key Laboratory of Petroleum Resources, Northwest Institute of Eco-Environment and Resources, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Gansu Province, Lanzhou 730000, China;
b. Key Laboratory Western China's Mineral Resources of Gansu Province, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou 730000, China

Received:2023-08-07 Revised:2024-02-22 Published:2024-09-07
Contact: Mingzhen Zhang,E-mail:zhangmzh08@lzb.ac.cn
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We are very grateful to Yong Yang (College of Biology and the Environment, Nanjing Forestry University) for his many useful suggestions. We would also like to acknowledge the editor and the anonymous reviewers for their useful comments that significantly improved the manuscript. This study was supported by the Second Tibetan Plateau Scientific Expedition and Research Program (STEP) (Grant No. 2019QZKK0704), the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant No. 42272029).

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Peihong Jin, Mingzhen Zhang, Baoxia Du, Jing Zhang, Bainian Sun. A new gnetalean macrofossil from the Lower Cretaceous of the Laiyang Basin, eastern China[J]. Plant Diversity, 2024, 46(05): 678-682.

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A new gnetalean macrofossil from the Lower Cretaceous of the Laiyang Basin, eastern China

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