Cretaceous fossil wood and palynomorphs from Williams Point, Livingston Island, Antarctic Peninsula
Terrestrial palynofloras from two localities on Williams Point, Livingston, Island, contain angiosperm monocolpates and tricolpates and can be dated as Cenomanian-early Campanian. This fixes the age for a collection of 15 silicified wood fragments described as 6 palaeotaxa; three are gymnosperm wood...
Published in: | Review of Palaeobotany and Palynology |
---|---|
Main Authors: | , |
Format: | Article in Journal/Newspaper |
Language: | unknown |
Published: |
Elsevier
1992
|
Subjects: | |
Online Access: | http://nora.nerc.ac.uk/id/eprint/518368/ https://doi.org/10.1016/0034-6667(92)90006-3 |
id |
ftnerc:oai:nora.nerc.ac.uk:518368 |
---|---|
record_format |
openpolar |
spelling |
ftnerc:oai:nora.nerc.ac.uk:518368 2023-05-15T13:49:34+02:00 Cretaceous fossil wood and palynomorphs from Williams Point, Livingston Island, Antarctic Peninsula Chapman, J.L. Smellie, J.L. 1992-11 http://nora.nerc.ac.uk/id/eprint/518368/ https://doi.org/10.1016/0034-6667(92)90006-3 unknown Elsevier Chapman, J.L.; Smellie, J.L. 1992 Cretaceous fossil wood and palynomorphs from Williams Point, Livingston Island, Antarctic Peninsula. Review of Palaeobotany and Palynology, 74 (3-4). 163-192. https://doi.org/10.1016/0034-6667(92)90006-3 <https://doi.org/10.1016/0034-6667(92)90006-3> Botany Publication - Article PeerReviewed 1992 ftnerc https://doi.org/10.1016/0034-6667(92)90006-3 2023-02-04T19:45:35Z Terrestrial palynofloras from two localities on Williams Point, Livingston, Island, contain angiosperm monocolpates and tricolpates and can be dated as Cenomanian-early Campanian. This fixes the age for a collection of 15 silicified wood fragments described as 6 palaeotaxa; three are gymnosperm woods (Coniferwood-spacedpits, Coniferwood-clusteredpits, Coniferwood-lowrays) and three angiosperm woods (Dicotwood-heterorays, Dicotwood-multiserirays, Dicotwood-dumpirays). The palynofloras and wood specimens indicate a species rich, mixed conifer and dicotyledonous angiosperm forest possibly with a complex standard tree and understorey structure. This forest was growing at a palaeolatitude of about 59°S during the Late Cretaceous. The use of palaeotaxa rather than the ICBN system for fossil material is discussed and a brief description of the classification system proposed by Hughes (1989) is given in an Appendix. Article in Journal/Newspaper Antarc* Antarctic Antarctic Peninsula Livingston Island Natural Environment Research Council: NERC Open Research Archive Antarctic Antarctic Peninsula Livingston Island ENVELOPE(-60.500,-60.500,-62.600,-62.600) Williams Point ENVELOPE(67.617,67.617,-67.817,-67.817) Williams, Point ENVELOPE(67.617,67.617,-67.817,-67.817) Review of Palaeobotany and Palynology 74 3-4 163 192 |
institution |
Open Polar |
collection |
Natural Environment Research Council: NERC Open Research Archive |
op_collection_id |
ftnerc |
language |
unknown |
topic |
Botany |
spellingShingle |
Botany Chapman, J.L. Smellie, J.L. Cretaceous fossil wood and palynomorphs from Williams Point, Livingston Island, Antarctic Peninsula |
topic_facet |
Botany |
description |
Terrestrial palynofloras from two localities on Williams Point, Livingston, Island, contain angiosperm monocolpates and tricolpates and can be dated as Cenomanian-early Campanian. This fixes the age for a collection of 15 silicified wood fragments described as 6 palaeotaxa; three are gymnosperm woods (Coniferwood-spacedpits, Coniferwood-clusteredpits, Coniferwood-lowrays) and three angiosperm woods (Dicotwood-heterorays, Dicotwood-multiserirays, Dicotwood-dumpirays). The palynofloras and wood specimens indicate a species rich, mixed conifer and dicotyledonous angiosperm forest possibly with a complex standard tree and understorey structure. This forest was growing at a palaeolatitude of about 59°S during the Late Cretaceous. The use of palaeotaxa rather than the ICBN system for fossil material is discussed and a brief description of the classification system proposed by Hughes (1989) is given in an Appendix. |
format |
Article in Journal/Newspaper |
author |
Chapman, J.L. Smellie, J.L. |
author_facet |
Chapman, J.L. Smellie, J.L. |
author_sort |
Chapman, J.L. |
title |
Cretaceous fossil wood and palynomorphs from Williams Point, Livingston Island, Antarctic Peninsula |
title_short |
Cretaceous fossil wood and palynomorphs from Williams Point, Livingston Island, Antarctic Peninsula |
title_full |
Cretaceous fossil wood and palynomorphs from Williams Point, Livingston Island, Antarctic Peninsula |
title_fullStr |
Cretaceous fossil wood and palynomorphs from Williams Point, Livingston Island, Antarctic Peninsula |
title_full_unstemmed |
Cretaceous fossil wood and palynomorphs from Williams Point, Livingston Island, Antarctic Peninsula |
title_sort |
cretaceous fossil wood and palynomorphs from williams point, livingston island, antarctic peninsula |
publisher |
Elsevier |
publishDate |
1992 |
url |
http://nora.nerc.ac.uk/id/eprint/518368/ https://doi.org/10.1016/0034-6667(92)90006-3 |
long_lat |
ENVELOPE(-60.500,-60.500,-62.600,-62.600) ENVELOPE(67.617,67.617,-67.817,-67.817) ENVELOPE(67.617,67.617,-67.817,-67.817) |
geographic |
Antarctic Antarctic Peninsula Livingston Island Williams Point Williams, Point |
geographic_facet |
Antarctic Antarctic Peninsula Livingston Island Williams Point Williams, Point |
genre |
Antarc* Antarctic Antarctic Peninsula Livingston Island |
genre_facet |
Antarc* Antarctic Antarctic Peninsula Livingston Island |
op_relation |
Chapman, J.L.; Smellie, J.L. 1992 Cretaceous fossil wood and palynomorphs from Williams Point, Livingston Island, Antarctic Peninsula. Review of Palaeobotany and Palynology, 74 (3-4). 163-192. https://doi.org/10.1016/0034-6667(92)90006-3 <https://doi.org/10.1016/0034-6667(92)90006-3> |
op_doi |
https://doi.org/10.1016/0034-6667(92)90006-3 |
container_title |
Review of Palaeobotany and Palynology |
container_volume |
74 |
container_issue |
3-4 |
container_start_page |
163 |
op_container_end_page |
192 |
_version_ |
1766251714529198080 |