Ovule-bearing reproductive organs of the glossopterid seed ferns from the Late Permian of the Beardmore Glacier region, Antarctica

• Main Authors: E. L. Taylor, T. N. Taylor, P. E. Ryberg
• Other Authors: The Pennsylvania State University CiteSeerX Archives
• Format: Text
• Language: English
• Subjects: Beardmore; Beardmore Glacier; Glossopteris; Skaar Ridge; Transantarctic Mountains; Antarc*; Antarctica
• Online Access: http://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/summary?doi=10.1.1.573.1705; http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2007/1047/srp/srp082/of2007-1047srp082.pdf

Abstract The Glossopteridales are an extinct group of seed ferns that dominated Gondwana during the Permian. The strap-shaped leaves of Glossopteris are widespread and provided early evidence of continental drift, but reproductive organs of this group have remained enigmatic since they were first de...