STRUCTURALLY PRESERVED FOSSIL PLANTS FROM ANTARCTICA III. PERMIAN SEEDS

• Published in: American Journal of Botany
• Main Authors: Taylor, Thomas N., Taylor, Edith L.
• Other Authors: National Science Foundation
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Wiley 1987
• Subjects: Beardmore; Beardmore Glacier; Antarc*; Antarctica
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/j.1537-2197.1987.tb08694.x; https://api.wiley.com/onlinelibrary/tdm/v1/articles/10.1002%2Fj.1537-2197.1987.tb08694.x; https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1002/j.1537-2197.1987.tb08694.x; http://api.wiley.com/onlinelibrary/chorus/v1/articles/10.1002%2Fj.1537-2197.1987.tb08694.x

Small, anatomically preserved gymnospermous seeds are detailed from late Permian age silicified specimens collected in the Beardmore Glacier region of Antarctica. The seeds are platyspermic with prominent, sarcotestal wings and a simple pollen chamber. The integument consists of a narrow endotesta,...