Permian plant macrofossils from Fossilryggen, Vestfjella, Dronning Maud Land
(2005) In Antarctic Science 17(1). p.73-86- Abstract
- A low diversity plant macrofossil assemblage described from the northern section of Fossiryggen, Vestfiella, Dronning Maud Land, Antarctica, is dominated by matted leaf impressions of Glossopteris sp. cf. G communis Feistmantel and Glossopteris sp. cf. G spatulata Pant A Singh, and in situ finely branched Vertebraria indica Royle rootlets. Equisetalean stems, rhizomes and leaf whorls (Pkyllotheca australis Brongniart emend. Townrow), isolated seeds, scale-leaves, and fragmentary gymnosperm axes represent minor components of the assemblage. The fossils are preserved in fine-grained, floodbasin sediments and dark palaeosols. Although lacking definitive biostratigraphical indices, the flora is considered to represent a Middle Permian... (More)
- A low diversity plant macrofossil assemblage described from the northern section of Fossiryggen, Vestfiella, Dronning Maud Land, Antarctica, is dominated by matted leaf impressions of Glossopteris sp. cf. G communis Feistmantel and Glossopteris sp. cf. G spatulata Pant A Singh, and in situ finely branched Vertebraria indica Royle rootlets. Equisetalean stems, rhizomes and leaf whorls (Pkyllotheca australis Brongniart emend. Townrow), isolated seeds, scale-leaves, and fragmentary gymnosperm axes represent minor components of the assemblage. The fossils are preserved in fine-grained, floodbasin sediments and dark palaeosols. Although lacking definitive biostratigraphical indices, the flora is considered to represent a Middle Permian assemblage based principally on lithological and palynological correlation with the southern section at Fossilryggen and broad similarities to mid-Permian plant assemblages elsewhere in Gondwana. (Less)
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- McLoughlin, S ; Larsson, Kent LU and Lindström, Sofie LU
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- 2005
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- Glossopteris, East Antarctica, Middle Permian, Vertebraria, Phyllotheca, palynostratigraphy
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- Antarctic Science
- volume
- 17
- issue
- 1
- pages
- 73 - 86
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- Wiley-Blackwell
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- wos:000228018700012
- scopus:15244342533
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- 1365-2079
- DOI
- 10.1017/S0954102005002464
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- English
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- yes
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