Fósiles de vegetales en depósitos carbonáticos de la Rambla de Castro (norte de Tenerife, islas Canarias)

  1. Arnoldo Álvarez
  2. Juan J. Coello-Bravo 1
  3. Jaime Gil 2
  4. Felipe Siverio 3
  5. A. González-Rodríguez 4
  6. E. Martín-González 1
  1. 1 Museo de Ciencias Naturales de Tenerife
  2. 2 Centro de Agrodiversidad de La Palma
  3. 3 Grupo de Ornitología e Historia Natural de las islas Canarias
  4. 4 Área de Paleontología, Facultad de Biología, Universidad de La Laguna
Journal:
Vieraea: Folia Scientarum Biologicarum Canariensium

ISSN: 0210-945X

Year of publication: 2019

Issue: 46

Pages: 171-202

Type: Article

DOI: 10.31939/VIERAEA.2019.46.TOMO01.09 DIALNET GOOGLE SCHOLAR lock_openOpen access editor

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Abstract

The first geologic and hydrogeologic description of Rambla de Castro (Los Realejos, Tenerife), as well as of the carbonatic deposits and fossil plant imprints occurring in the area is presented. Leaves, fruits, seeds, branches and roots remains belonging to Phoenix sp., Persea indica (L.) C. K. Spreng. and Salix sp. are identified, along with possible imprints from Laurus novocanariensis Rivas-Mart., Lousã, Fern. Prieto, E. Días, J.C. Costa & C. Aguiar. Besides, features of several unidentified monocotyledonous and dicotyledonous remains are described.