@article{fdi:010092197, title = {{M}id-{P}leistocene pollen types of the {B}razilian {A}tlantic {F}orest ({C}olonia, {S}ao {P}aulo, {B}razil)}, author = {{A}lfonso, {O}. {A}. and {L}edru, {M}arie-{P}ierre}, editor = {}, language = {{ENG}}, abstract = {{W}e present 146 types of fossil palynomorphs deposited in {M}id-{P}leistocene sediment in the basin of {C}olonia, {SE} {B}razil, with the aim of improving our knowledge of past plant diversity of the {A}tlantic {F}orest. {M}orphological description, photographs and ecological information are given for {A}lgae (one type), {B}ryophyta (one type), {P}teridophyte (nine identified and four non-identified types), {G}ymnosperms (three types), {N}ymphaeales (one type), {M}agnoliids (two types), {M}onocots (nine types) and {E}udicots clade (116 types). {T}he most represented botanical families in number of types are {A}steraceae, {E}uphorbiaceae, {F}abaceae, {M}alvaceae, {R}ubiaceae and {S}apotaceae. {O}ur inventory highlights palynomorphs associated with ombrophilous forest physiognomy during the {M}id-{P}leistocene. {W}e identify key palynomorphs related to modern distribution, such as {A}raucaria and {P}odocarpus, both rare in the current vegetation of the {C}olonia region, while {A}caena, {C}aryocar, and {E}phedra are absent. {A}dditionally, moisture-affinity taxa, like {I}soetes spores, indicate a lacustrine environment. {T}his catalog will serve as a valuable tool for research extending beyond the {C}olonia basin to {A}tlantic {F}orest palynology broadly.}, keywords = {{P}alynology ; {B}iodiversity ; {T}ropical forest ; {C}limate change ; {BRESIL} ; {ATLANTIQUE}}, booktitle = {}, journal = {{R}eview of {P}alaeobotany and {P}alynology}, volume = {334}, numero = {}, pages = {105234 [42 p.]}, ISSN = {0034-6667}, year = {2025}, DOI = {10.1016/j.revpalbo.2024.105234}, URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010092197}, }