Fern thickets from the Cretaceous of Alexander Island, Antarctica containing Alamatus bifarius Douglas and Aculea acicularis sp. nov
Within the Albian Fossil Bluff Group of Alexander Island, Antarctica, sheet flood deposits have preserved palaeosols within situfernsAlamatus bifariusDouglas andAculea acicularissp. nov. Reconstructed as upright ferns, with fronds arising from a creeping subterranean rhizome, they formed thickets up...
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ftnerc:oai:nora.nerc.ac.uk:514940 2023-05-15T13:15:14+02:00 Fern thickets from the Cretaceous of Alexander Island, Antarctica containing Alamatus bifarius Douglas and Aculea acicularis sp. nov Cantrill, David J. 1996-04 http://nora.nerc.ac.uk/id/eprint/514940/ https://doi.org/10.1006/cres.1996.0013 unknown Elsevier Cantrill, David J. 1996 Fern thickets from the Cretaceous of Alexander Island, Antarctica containing Alamatus bifarius Douglas and Aculea acicularis sp. nov. Cretaceous Research, 17 (2). 169-182. https://doi.org/10.1006/cres.1996.0013 <https://doi.org/10.1006/cres.1996.0013> Publication - Article PeerReviewed 1996 ftnerc https://doi.org/10.1006/cres.1996.0013 2023-02-04T19:43:48Z Within the Albian Fossil Bluff Group of Alexander Island, Antarctica, sheet flood deposits have preserved palaeosols within situfernsAlamatus bifariusDouglas andAculea acicularissp. nov. Reconstructed as upright ferns, with fronds arising from a creeping subterranean rhizome, they formed thickets up to 80 cm high. Analyses of the leaf litter suggest that the fern thickets developed between a patchy araucarian overstorey. Interspersed within the thickets there were rare podocarp shrubs and beneath this overstorey a ground layer of thalloid liverworts. Article in Journal/Newspaper Alexander Island Antarc* Antarctica Natural Environment Research Council: NERC Open Research Archive Alexander Island ENVELOPE(-69.895,-69.895,-71.287,-71.287) Fossil Bluff ENVELOPE(-68.274,-68.274,-71.332,-71.332) Cretaceous Research 17 2 169 182 |
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Within the Albian Fossil Bluff Group of Alexander Island, Antarctica, sheet flood deposits have preserved palaeosols within situfernsAlamatus bifariusDouglas andAculea acicularissp. nov. Reconstructed as upright ferns, with fronds arising from a creeping subterranean rhizome, they formed thickets up to 80 cm high. Analyses of the leaf litter suggest that the fern thickets developed between a patchy araucarian overstorey. Interspersed within the thickets there were rare podocarp shrubs and beneath this overstorey a ground layer of thalloid liverworts. |
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Cantrill, David J. Fern thickets from the Cretaceous of Alexander Island, Antarctica containing Alamatus bifarius Douglas and Aculea acicularis sp. nov |
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Cantrill, David J. |
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Cantrill, David J. |
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Fern thickets from the Cretaceous of Alexander Island, Antarctica containing Alamatus bifarius Douglas and Aculea acicularis sp. nov |
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Fern thickets from the Cretaceous of Alexander Island, Antarctica containing Alamatus bifarius Douglas and Aculea acicularis sp. nov |
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Fern thickets from the Cretaceous of Alexander Island, Antarctica containing Alamatus bifarius Douglas and Aculea acicularis sp. nov |
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Fern thickets from the Cretaceous of Alexander Island, Antarctica containing Alamatus bifarius Douglas and Aculea acicularis sp. nov |
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Fern thickets from the Cretaceous of Alexander Island, Antarctica containing Alamatus bifarius Douglas and Aculea acicularis sp. nov |
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fern thickets from the cretaceous of alexander island, antarctica containing alamatus bifarius douglas and aculea acicularis sp. nov |
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1996 |
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ENVELOPE(-69.895,-69.895,-71.287,-71.287) ENVELOPE(-68.274,-68.274,-71.332,-71.332) |
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Alexander Island Fossil Bluff |
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Alexander Island Fossil Bluff |
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Alexander Island Antarc* Antarctica |
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Alexander Island Antarc* Antarctica |
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Cantrill, David J. 1996 Fern thickets from the Cretaceous of Alexander Island, Antarctica containing Alamatus bifarius Douglas and Aculea acicularis sp. nov. Cretaceous Research, 17 (2). 169-182. https://doi.org/10.1006/cres.1996.0013 <https://doi.org/10.1006/cres.1996.0013> |
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