Palynofacies patterns of the Highveld coal deposits (Karoo Basin, South Africa): Clues to reconstruction of palaeoenvironment and palaeoclimate

• Main Authors: Wheeler A., Götz A.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: unknown
• Published: 2016
• Subjects: Highveld coalfield; Palaeoclimate; Palaeoenvironment; Palynofacies; Permian; South Africa; South Pole; Glossopteris; South pole
• Online Access: https://openrepository.ru/article?id=182351

The early Permian represents a crucial period of climate change in Gondwana. This climate signature is captured in the palynological record that represents the floral assemblage of the region. Palynofacies analysis of the No. 2 Coal Seam of the Highveld Coalfield provides a high-resolution picture o...