Claim · model-written summary
G. browniana fossils were present in the formation.
Verbatim
e0“Other fossils present are: Glossopteris ampla, G. anguslifolia, G. damudica, G. browniana, detached scales, sporangia of Arberiella containing bisaccate pollen grains, seeds of Samaropsis (principally S. longii), and some obscure fossils.”
Title
A Glossopteris Flora from the Ohio Range, Antarctica
Arthur A. Cridland American Journal of Botany 1963. doi:10.2307/2439852
Other claims from this paper (9)
- Observation Glossopteris indica leaves are the most common fossils in the formation.
- Observation Glossopteris ampla fossils were present in the formation.
- Observation G. anguslifolia fossils were present in the formation.
- Observation G. damudica fossils were present in the formation.
- Observation Arberiella fossils were present in the formation.
- Observation Samaropsis fossils were present in the formation.
- Observation The fossil assemblage suggests a Permian age for the formation.
- Observation The fossil plants evidently grew in a seasonal but favorable climate.
- Observation Inferred plant growth conditions indirectly support a Late Permian location near 50°S for Mount Schopf.