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Article first published online: 25 SEP 2015 | DOI: 10.17581/bp.2015.04105

Approach to Identification of Fossil Angiosperm Leaves: Applicability and Significance of Krassilov’s Morphological System

Natalia P. Maslova1 & Alexei B. Herman2

1 A.A. Borissyak Paleontological Institute, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russia
2 Geological Institute, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russia

Recent studies of the Cretaceous platanoid plants have shown that a morphological classification of leaves proposed by Krassilov seems to be the most effective key for the identification of fossil (Cretaceous and Tertiary) dispersed leaves of angiosperms. This classification is independent from the system of modern plants.

Маслова Н.П., Герман А.Б. Подход к определению листьев ископаемых покрытосеменных: применимость и значимость морфологической системы Красилова. Полученные в последнее время результаты изучения меловых платаноидных листьев позволяют считать, что наиболее приемлемой для определения ископаемых (меловых и третичных) дисперсных листьев покрытосеменных является морфологическая классификация листьев, предложенная Красиловым. Эта классификация является независимой от системы современных растений.

Keywords: fossil angiosperm leaves, morphological system, Ettingshausenia, листья ископаемых растений, морфологическая система

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