Dordrechtites arcanus , an anatomically preserved gymnospermous reproductive structure from the Middle Triassic of Antarctica

• Main Author: Bergene, Julie Anne
• Other Authors: Taylor, Edith L, Taylor, Thomas N, Crawford, Daniel J
• Format: Thesis
• Language: English
• Published: University of Kansas 2012
• Subjects: Plant biology; Biology; Paleontology; Antarctica; Compression; Dordrechtites; Permineralization; Reproductive structure; Triassic; Falla; Transantarctic Mountains; Antarc*
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/1808/10639; http://dissertations.umi.com/ku:12113

The genus Dordrechtites is an isolated ovulate structure previously described only from South Africa and Australia as impressions. The discovery of compressed and permineralized specimens of this taxon at the base of Mt. Falla (uppermost Fremouw Formation) in the central Transantarctic Mountains ext...