Nothofagus and the associated palynoflora from the Late Cretaceous of Vega Island, Antarctic Peninsula

• Main Authors: Edgardo Romero, Cecilia R. Amenábar, María C. Zamaloa, Andrea Concheyro
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Polish Academy of Sciences 2019
• Subjects: antarctica; vega island; cretaceous; nothofagaceae leaves; palynology; Geology; QE1-996.5; Antarctic; Antarctic Peninsula; Romero; Vega Island; Hill Island; Snow Hill Island; Snow Hill; Antarc*; Antarctica; Polar Research
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.24425/ppr.2019.129672; https://doaj.org/article/be30b26efd6749ad800c1238fc97b2aa

Nothofagaceae fossil leaves and an associated palynoflora from Late Cretaceous sediments of Vega Island, eastern Antarctic Peninsula, are presented. The leaves are described as Nothofagus sp. 1 and Morphotype LDB 1, and come from the Snow Hill Island (late Campanian-early Maastrichtian) and the Lópe...