Five New Permian Fossil Forests Found in Antarctica

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Five New Fossil Forests Found in Antarctica

Hundreds of millions of years ago, Antarctica was carpeted

with prehistoric greenery. Now, scientists may have uncovered

clues about what happened in the "Great Dying," or Permian

extinction. National Geographic

https://news.nationalgeographic.com/2018/03/antarctica-fossil-forest-discovery-permian-spd/

 

A related paper is:

 

Taylor, E.L., Taylor, T.N. and Cúneo, N.R., 1992. The present
is not the key to the past: a polar forest from the Permian
of Antarctica. Science, 257(5077), pp. 1675-1677.
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/5999746_The_Present_Is_Not_the_Key_to_the_Past_A_Polar_Forest_from_the_Permian_of_Antarctica
https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Ruben_Cuneo/2
https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Ruben_Cuneo

 

Yours,

 

Paul H.