The morphometric of lycopsid sporophylls and the evaluation of their dispersal potential: an example from the Upper Devonian of Zhejiang Province, China

Abstract Background Previous studies have discussed the special structural adaptations of Late Palaeozoic lycopsids, for example, the dispersal potential of reproductive organs. Based on materials from the Upper Devonian Wutong Formation in Changxing County, Zhejiang Province, China, we now analyze...

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Autores principales:	Yi Zhou, De-Ming Wang, Le Liu, Pu Huang
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Publicado:	BMC 2021
Materias:	Lycopsids Late Devonian Dispersal Reynolds number Ecology QH540-549.5 Evolution QH359-425
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:c2a7491758f6447594c7a6a7055410922021-11-07T12:04:11ZThe morphometric of lycopsid sporophylls and the evaluation of their dispersal potential: an example from the Upper Devonian of Zhejiang Province, China10.1186/s12862-021-01933-32730-7182https://doaj.org/article/c2a7491758f6447594c7a6a7055410922021-11-01T00:00:00Zhttps://doi.org/10.1186/s12862-021-01933-3https://doaj.org/toc/2730-7182Abstract Background Previous studies have discussed the special structural adaptations of Late Palaeozoic lycopsids, for example, the dispersal potential of reproductive organs. Based on materials from the Upper Devonian Wutong Formation in Changxing County, Zhejiang Province, China, we now analyze the morphometric and perform some calculation to evaluate the dispersal of sporophyll units of lycopsids. Results The fossil sporophyll units are divided into two types in view of obvious difference in shape and we name two new (form) species for them. We also analyze the falling process and give the calculation method of dispersal distance. Conclusions The fossil sporophyll units show relatively poor potential of wind dispersal compared with modern samaras, and show potential adaptation to the turbulent environment.Yi ZhouDe-Ming WangLe LiuPu HuangBMCarticleLycopsidsLate DevonianDispersalReynolds numberEcologyQH540-549.5EvolutionQH359-425ENBMC Ecology and Evolution, Vol 21, Iss 1, Pp 1-13 (2021)
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topic	Lycopsids Late Devonian Dispersal Reynolds number Ecology QH540-549.5 Evolution QH359-425
spellingShingle	Lycopsids Late Devonian Dispersal Reynolds number Ecology QH540-549.5 Evolution QH359-425 Yi Zhou De-Ming Wang Le Liu Pu Huang The morphometric of lycopsid sporophylls and the evaluation of their dispersal potential: an example from the Upper Devonian of Zhejiang Province, China
description	Abstract Background Previous studies have discussed the special structural adaptations of Late Palaeozoic lycopsids, for example, the dispersal potential of reproductive organs. Based on materials from the Upper Devonian Wutong Formation in Changxing County, Zhejiang Province, China, we now analyze the morphometric and perform some calculation to evaluate the dispersal of sporophyll units of lycopsids. Results The fossil sporophyll units are divided into two types in view of obvious difference in shape and we name two new (form) species for them. We also analyze the falling process and give the calculation method of dispersal distance. Conclusions The fossil sporophyll units show relatively poor potential of wind dispersal compared with modern samaras, and show potential adaptation to the turbulent environment.
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author	Yi Zhou De-Ming Wang Le Liu Pu Huang
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title	The morphometric of lycopsid sporophylls and the evaluation of their dispersal potential: an example from the Upper Devonian of Zhejiang Province, China
title_short	The morphometric of lycopsid sporophylls and the evaluation of their dispersal potential: an example from the Upper Devonian of Zhejiang Province, China
title_full	The morphometric of lycopsid sporophylls and the evaluation of their dispersal potential: an example from the Upper Devonian of Zhejiang Province, China
title_fullStr	The morphometric of lycopsid sporophylls and the evaluation of their dispersal potential: an example from the Upper Devonian of Zhejiang Province, China
title_full_unstemmed	The morphometric of lycopsid sporophylls and the evaluation of their dispersal potential: an example from the Upper Devonian of Zhejiang Province, China
title_sort	morphometric of lycopsid sporophylls and the evaluation of their dispersal potential: an example from the upper devonian of zhejiang province, china
publisher	BMC
publishDate	2021
url	https://doaj.org/article/c2a7491758f6447594c7a6a705541092
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The morphometric of lycopsid sporophylls and the evaluation of their dispersal potential: an example from the Upper Devonian of Zhejiang Province, China

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