The preservation of fossil leaves in Cretaceous volcaniclastic rocks from Alexander Island, Antarctica
Summary Leaf compression fossils are abundant within the lower Cretaceous part of the Fossil Bluff Formation in southern Alexander Island, Antarctica. They occur in lacustrine laminated siltstones with a high volcaniclastic component. During zeolite facies metamorphism of the rocks, breakdown of cla...
| Published in: | Geological Magazine |
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Cambridge University Press (CUP)
1982
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| Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0016756800026108 https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/S0016756800026108 |