Abstract
The fossils of endocarps of Menispermaceae from the “Le Quesnoy” outcrop (Sparnacian facies, Lower Eocene, Paris Basin) are described. The 31 specimens belong to 8 genera and 9 species: Atriaecarpum Chandler 1978, Tinomiscoidea Reid & Chandler 1933, Anamirta Colebr., Tinospora Miers (2 species), Eohypserpa Reid & Chandler 1933, Wardensheppeya Eyde 1970, Palaeococculus Chandler 1961 and Tinomiscium Miers. Their taxonomic affinities are discussed, and their relations to extant (South-East Asia) and extinct (London Clay, England; Dormaal, Belgium; Clarno formation, Oregon, USA) floras are examined. The affinities of these taxa provide further evidence of megathermal vegetation in the Early Eocene in Europe.
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