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Ellsworth Mountains, Western Antarctica, Antarctica
Lat/Long (Decimal) | -77.5,-86 |
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Co-ordinates Derivation | estimated from map |
Mindat.org Region (for given coordinates) | Western Antarctica, Antarctica |
Collections
Collection | Reference | Stratigraphic Name | Comments | Lithology | Age |
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Ellsworth Mountains | Taylor T. N., Taylor E. L. (1992) | Polarstar | 272.3 - 259.9 Ma Permian |
Recorded Fossils
Accepted Name | Hierarchy | Age |
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Plumsteadia sp. genus | Plantae : Tracheophyta : Dictyopteridiaceae : Plumsteadia | 272.3 - 259.9 Ma Permian |
Raniganjia sp. genus | Raniganjia | 272.3 - 259.9 Ma Permian |
Vertebraria sp. genus | Plantae : Peltaspermophyta : Arberiopsida : Arberiales : Vertebraria | 272.3 - 259.9 Ma Permian |
Glossopteris sp. genus | Plantae : Peltaspermophyta : Dictyopteridiopsida : Dictyopteridiales : Dictyopteridiaceae : Glossopteris | 272.3 - 259.9 Ma Permian |
Samaropsis sp. genus | Plantae : Tracheophyta : Pinopsida : Cordaitaceae : Samaropsis | 272.3 - 259.9 Ma Permian |
Paracalamites sp. genus | Plantae : Tracheophyta : Polypodiopsida : Equisetales : Paracalamites | 272.3 - 259.9 Ma Permian |
References
Taylor T. N., Taylor E. L. (1992) Permian plants from the Ellsworth Mountains, West Antarctica, Geological Society of America Memoir 170, 285-294 |
Data courtesy of: PBDB: The Paleobiology Database, Creative Commons CC-BY licenced. , GBIF: the Global Biodiversity Information Facility, various licences, iDigBio, various licences, and EOL: The Encyclopedia of Life (Open Data Public Domain). Because fossils are made of minerals too!