Two New Species of the Diatom Genus Praestephanos from the Pliocene Ueno Formation, Kobiwako Group, Mie Prefecture, Japan
2023; Volume: 28; Issue: 3 Linguagem: Inglês
10.2517/pr220034
ISSN1880-0068
AutoresTakahiro Kojima, Megumi Saito-Kato, Taisuke Ohtsuka, Yasufumi Satoguchi,
Tópico(s)Geology and Paleoclimatology Research
ResumoTwo new diatom species, Praestephanos tokaiensis sp. nov. and P. miensis sp. nov. are described from lacustrine deposits in the Pliocene Ueno Formation of the Kobiwako Group in Iga City, Mie Prefecture, Japan. The stratigraphic ranges of P. tokaiensis and P. miensis are approximately 3.9–3.8 Ma and 3.8–3.7 Ma, respectively. The morphology of these species is mainly characterized by a slightly doubly undulating central area; this feature is not found in previously described Praestephanos species or similar Stephanodiscus species. The stratigraphic distribution and morphology of the two new species suggest that P. tokaiensis and P. miensis have an ancestor–descendant relationship.
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