Biodiversity of ecosystems in an arid setting: The late Albian plant communities and associated biota from eastern Iberia

Fig 8. Light photomicrographs of selected spores of Bryophyta and Pteridophyta. (A) Reticulosporis gallicus, level CA-21.03. (B) Cyathidites australis, level SJ-2.1. (C) Polypodiisporonites cenomanianus, level CA-35.01. (D) Verrucosisporites sp., level AP-25.6. (E) Concavissimisporites cf. crassatus, level SJ-3.6. (F) Gregussisporites orientalis, level SJ-5.2. (G) Contignisporites cooksoniae, level AP-25.9. (H) Staplinisporites caminus, level AP-25.6. (I) Densoisporites velatus, level CA-2. (J) Foveosporites cf. parviretus, level AP-25.7. (K) Cibotiumspora juriensis, level CA-5.1. (L) Taurocusporites segmentatus, level SJ-3.1. (M–N) Cicatricosisporites proxiradiatus, level CA-21.04, (M) proximal side, (N) distal side. (O–P) Cicatricosisporites potomacensis, level AP-25.7, (O) proximal side, (P) distal side. (Q) Nodosisporites segmentus, sample AP-25.7. (R) Appendicisporites cf. crenimurus, level CA-10.01. (S) Appendicisporites tricornitatus, level AP-4.3. (T) Patellasporites tavaredensis, level SJ-5.2. Specimens A, C, I, K, M–N, R are from Cortes de Arenoso section; specimens B, E–F, L, T are from San Just section; specimens D, G, H, J, O–Q, S are from Arroyo de la Pascueta section. Scale bar equals 20 μm except in H when it equals 10 μm. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0282178.g008 PLOS ONE Late Albian desert biota from Iberia PLOS ONE | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0282178 March 2, 2023 23 / 51