Late Cretaceous flora of James Ross Island (Antarctica) - preliminary report

Abstrakt

Fossil plants from Upper Cretaceous strata (Hidden Lake Formation and Santa Marta Formation) of James Ross Basin exposed in the northern part of the James Ross Island are preliminary described. Both formations contain plant mega fossils, petrified wood, and charcoalified mesofossils.

Klíčová slova

• flora
• leaf impressions
• pteridophytes
• conifers
• angiosperms
• Upper Cretaceous
• James Ross Basin