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    co-preserved Glossopteris leaves, probably belonged to non-glossopterid groups, such as voltzialean conifers. The distribution of Glossopteris across several...
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  • of stratified rocks. Later a tractor train visited the base of Mount Glossopteris, where four of the party climbed the mountain and collected samples of...
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  • (Pagodroma nivea) which nest in the weathered sandstone walls of the gorge. Glossopteris Gully (70°51′S 68°6′E / 70.850°S 68.100°E / -70.850; 68.100) is a...
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    Within the tuff of this formation, west facing, fossilized remnants of Glossopteris trees can be seen in the wave cut platform. Reids Mistake Formation consists...
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  • the second-order stratigraphic supersequence called Gondwana I. The Glossopteris flora is characteristic of fossil sequences of the Gondwana supercontinent;...
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    group of seed plants with no close living relatives), most prominently Glossopteris, a tree interpreted as growing in waterlogged soils, which formed extensive...
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    Triassic records of the group have been recorded. The best known genus is Glossopteris, a leaf form genus. Other examples are Gangamopteris, Glossotheca, and...
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    Antarctic fossils discovered. The fossils were determined to be from the Glossopteris tree and proved that Antarctica was once forested and joined to other...
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    groups. The southern continent saw extensive seed fern forests of the Glossopteris flora. Oxygen levels were probably high there. The ginkgos and cycads...
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    of their previous contiguous nature also came from the fossil plants Glossopteris and Gangamopteris, and the therapsid or mammal-like reptile Lystrosaurus...
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