Palaeoecology and taxonomy of Pentoxylales from the Albian of Antarctica

Howe, Jodie; Cantrill, David J.. 2001 Palaeoecology and taxonomy of Pentoxylales from the Albian of Antarctica. Cretaceous Research, 22 (6). 779-793. 10.1006/cres.2001.0286

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Abstract/Summary

Reproductive pentoxylalean material from the Albian Triton Point Formation, Fossil Bluff Group of Alexander Island, Antarctica is the youngest record of this group globally. Leaves are referred to Taeniopteris daintreei McCoy, ovulate reproductive organs to Carnoconites cranwelli Harris, and stem material to Pentoxylon sp. Occurring in leaf litter layers on palaeosol surfaces the sedimentology suggests that pentoxylalean plants grew upon areas of the floodplain distal to the river channel, where they covered the forest floor in a similar habit to modern brambles. The forest floor was shared with Equisetales and liverworts, an abundance of ferns [Cladophlebis Brongniart, Gleichenites Goeppert, Phyllopteroides Medwell, Sphenopteris (Brongniart) Sternberg], as well as angiosperms. Bennettitales, Ginkgoites Seward and Nilssonia Brongniart were rare within these communities, as were coniferous trees.

Item Type:	Publication - Article
Digital Object Identifier (DOI):	10.1006/cres.2001.0286
Programmes:	BAS Programmes > Other
ISSN:	0195-6671
NORA Subject Terms:	Botany
Date made live:	27 Sep 2012 13:02 +0 (UTC)
URI:	https://nora.nerc.ac.uk/id/eprint/19765

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