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An Upper Pliocene Equisetum (Equisetales) from the Atotonilco El Grande Formation in Central Mexico

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The present work documents the occurrence of Equisetum in the Upper Pliocene deposits of Central Mexico, describing and comparing fossil taxa with modern specimens. All taxonomic characters suggest a close affinity to the modern species Equisetum myriochaetum Schldl. et Cham. This work, which records the first Upper Pliocene occurrence of Equisetum in Central Mexico, confirms the wide distribution of the genus in high latitudes and more humid climates.

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  1. Instituto de Geología, UNAM, Ciudad Universitaria, Coyoacán, 04510, México, D. F., México

    A. Silva-Pineda

  2. Facultad de Estudios Superiores Zaragoza, UNAM, Batallón 5 de mayo s/n, Col. Ejército de Oriente, Iztapalapa, 09230, México, D.F., México

    M. P. Velasco-de Leon

  3. Centro INAH, Coahuila, Nicolás Bravo Norte 120, Zona Centro, 25000, Saltillo, Coahuila, Mexico

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  4. Facultad de Ciencias de la Tierra, UANL, Carretera Cerro Prieto Km 8, Exhacienda de Guadalupe, Linares, Nuevo León, Mexico

    E. Chacon

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Original Russian Text © A. Silva-Pineda, M.P. Velasco-de Leon, F. J. Aguilar, E. Chacon, 2009, published in Paleontologicheskii Zhurnal, 2009, No. 2, pp. 93–101.

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Silva-Pineda, A., Velasco-de Leon, M.P., Aguilar, F.J. et al. An Upper Pliocene Equisetum (Equisetales) from the Atotonilco El Grande Formation in Central Mexico. Paleontol. J. 43, 216–225 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1134/S0031030109020142

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