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Permian plant macrofossils from Fossilryggen, Vestfjella, Dronning Maud Land

McLoughlin, S ; Larsson, Kent LU and Lindström, Sofie LU (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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Glossopteris, East Antarctica, Middle Permian, Vertebraria, Phyllotheca, palynostratigraphy
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Antarctic Science
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17
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73 - 86
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1365-2079
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10.1017/S0954102005002464
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English
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  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 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.}},
  author       = {{McLoughlin, S and Larsson, Kent and Lindström, Sofie}},
  issn         = {{1365-2079}},
  keywords     = {{Glossopteris; East Antarctica; Middle Permian; Vertebraria; Phyllotheca; palynostratigraphy}},
  language     = {{eng}},
  number       = {{1}},
  pages        = {{73--86}},
  publisher    = {{Wiley-Blackwell}},
  series       = {{Antarctic Science}},
  title        = {{Permian plant macrofossils from Fossilryggen, Vestfjella, Dronning Maud Land}},
  url          = {{http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S0954102005002464}},
  doi          = {{10.1017/S0954102005002464}},
  volume       = {{17}},
  year         = {{2005}},
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