Abstract:

Fossil Sequoia in Yunnan Province, China during the Miocene is here reported for the first time. The morphological features of shoots and cuticle are described. Its historical and geological distribution is also discussed. According to the characteristics of the assemblage of spore and pollen in the fossil collection site and the nature environment of the native S. sempervirens lived in American, the discovery of the fossil Sequoia indicated the presence of moist subtropical climate in Yunnan Province during the Miocene.

红杉属植物在中国云南中新世首次发现
马清温1 徐景先2 王宇飞2 李承森2

（1. 聊城师范学院生物系，山东聊城252059；2.  中国科学院植物研究所，北京100093）
关键词： 红杉；中新世

Key words: Sequoia, Miocene