• 责任者：Sun Bainian (College of Earth and Environment Sciences ; Lanzhou University ; Lanzhou 730000 ; China) ; Yan Defei
• 刊名：Acta Palaeontologica Sinica
• 出版年：2009
• 卷期：48(3)
• 关键词：植物群研究 ; floral studies ; 分散角质层 ; dispersed cuticles ; 中国 ; China
• 页码：p.347-356
• 图表：73 refs.
• 分类号：1102
• issnNo：ISSN0001-6616
• isbnNo：CN32-1188/Q

The authors discuss the studies and developments of fossil plant cuticles for last 30 years in China. Three main research directions of cuticular analysis are: 1) studies on epidermal microstructure of fossil plants; 2) investigations on relationship among the atmospheric CO₂, climatic change, and stomatal parameters of fossil plants; and 3) discussions on the geochemical characteristics of fossil cuticles. A number of case studies are presented and prospects of fossil plant cuticle studies proposed.