Antarctoxylon

Antarctoxylon
Temporal range: Late Cretaceous, Coniacian
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Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Embryophyta
(unranked): Magnoliophyta
Genus: Antarctoxylon
Poole & Cantrill, 2001
Species

A. livingstonensis
Poole & Cantrill, 2001
A. multiseriatum
Poole & Cantrill, 2001
A. heteroporosum
Poole & Cantrill, 2001
A. uniperforatum
Poole & Cantrill, 2001
A. mixai
Sakala & Vodrážka, 2014

Antarctoxylon is a morphogenus of angiosperm that is found in the Coniacian of Antarctica. The most recently named species, A. mixai, is found in the Hidden Lake Formation on James Ross Island.[1] All the other species, named by Poole and Cantrill, are found on Williams Point, Livingston Island.[2]

References

  1. ↑ Sakala, J.; Vodrážka, R. (2013). "A new species of Antarctoxylon: A contribution to the early angiosperm ecosystem of Antarctica during the late Cretaceous". Antarctic Science: 1. doi:10.1017/S095410201300076X.
  2. ↑ Poole, I.; Cantrill, D. (2001). "Fossil Woods from Williams Point Beds, Livingston Island, Antarctica: A Late Cretaceous Southern High Latitude Flora". Palaeontology 44 (6): 1081. doi:10.1111/1475-4983.00216.
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