Conifer fossil woods from the La Meseta Formation (Eocene of Western Antarctica): Evidence of Podocarpaceae-dominated forests

• Published in: Review of Palaeobotany and Palynology
• Main Authors: Pujana, Roberto Roman, Santillana, Sergio, Marenssi, Sergio Alfredo
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier Science
• Subjects: Fossil Woods; Antarctica; Marambio (Seymour); Early Eocene; Paleobotany; https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1.5; https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1; Antarctic; The Antarctic; Antarctic Peninsula; Argentino; Argentina; Seymour; Marambio; Antarc*; Dirección Nacional del Antártico; Instituto Antártico Argentino
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/11336/17151

A new collection of 120 fossil wood samples from early Eocene sediments of the La Meseta Formation is studied. Conifers represent 68 % of the total amount of wood samples. The specimens show significant conifer diversity and were placed in seven fossil-species. Samples are assigned to the Podocarpac...