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Mount Glossopteris, Western Antarctica, Antarctica
Formation | Mount Glossopteris |
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Age: | 260 - 252 Ma Permian |
Interval | Roadian - Changhsingian |
Lithology | shale, mudstone |
Number of Collections | 3 |
Number of Occurrences | 13 |
Recorded Sample Locations
Location | Region | Stratigraphic Name |
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Mount Schopf | Western Antarctica, Antarctica | Mount Glossopteris |
West face Mercer Ridge | Western Antarctica, Antarctica | Mount Glossopteris |
Base of Mount Glossopteris | Western Antarctica, Antarctica | Mount Glossopteris |
Recorded Fossils
Accepted Name | Hierarchy | Age |
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Glossopteris sp. genus | Plantae : Peltaspermophyta : Dictyopteridiopsida : Dictyopteridiales : Dictyopteridiaceae : Glossopteris | 272.3 - 252.17 Ma Permian |
Samaropsis sp. genus | Plantae : Tracheophyta : Pinopsida : Cordaitaceae : Samaropsis | 272.3 - 252.17 Ma Permian |
Lioestheria sp. genus | Animalia : Arthropoda : Branchiopoda : Diplostraca : Lioestheriidae : Lioestheria | 259.9 - 252.17 Ma Permian |
Leaia sp. genus | Animalia : Arthropoda : Branchiopoda : Diplostraca : Leaiidae : Leaia | 259.9 - 252.17 Ma Permian |
Ohionympha schopfi species | Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Plecoptera : Palaeonemouridae : Ohionympha : Ohionympha schopfi | 259.9 - 252.17 Ma Permian |
Palaeanodonta fischeri species | Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Cardiida : Anthracosiidae : Palaeanodonta : Palaeanodonta fischeri | 298.9 - 252.17 Ma Paleozoic |
References
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!