Comparison of the petrified woods from the Cretaceous and Tertiary of Antarctica and Patagonia

Mentioned is a brief history of the studies on the petrified woods from the Cretaceous and Tertiary of Antarctica and Patagonia. Among nine fossil species described from Antarctica so far, seven were recognized to occur also in Patagonia. It is suggested that the species from Patagonia are expected...

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Main Authors: Nishida,Makoto, Nishida,Harufumi, Ohsawa,Takeshi
Format: Report
Language:English
Published: Laboratory of Phylogenetic Botany, Faculty of Science, Chiba University/Department of Physical Education,International Budo University/Laboratory of Phylogenetic Botany, Faculty of Science, Chiba University 1989
Subjects:
Patagonia
Antarc*
Antarctica
Polar Biology
Proceedings of the NIPR Symposium on Polar Biology
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Summary:Mentioned is a brief history of the studies on the petrified woods from the Cretaceous and Tertiary of Antarctica and Patagonia. Among nine fossil species described from Antarctica so far, seven were recognized to occur also in Patagonia. It is suggested that the species from Patagonia are expected to be found from Antarctica in the near future. Four species of petrified woods including two new species were described from the Tertiary of Chilean Patagonia.

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