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

• Published in: Acta Palaeobotanica
• Main Authors: Wheeler, Alexander, Gotz, Annette E.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Polish Academy of Sciences, W. Szafer Institute of Botany 2016
• Subjects: Highveld coalfield; Palaeoclimate; Palaeoenvironment; Palynofacies; Permian; South Africa; 1100 Agricultural and Biological Sciences; 1900 Earth and Planetary Sciences; Glossopteris; South Pole; South pole
• Online Access: https://espace.library.uq.edu.au/view/UQ:679056

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...