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Genus of extinct seed ferns
co-preserved Glossopteris leaves, probably belonged to non-glossopterid groups, such as voltzialean conifers. The distribution of Glossopteris across several
Glossopteris
Hills in the Horlick Mountains of Antarctica
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
Ohio_Range
Extinct genus of plants
compression fossils of elongate multiovulate reproductive structures adnate to Glossopteris leaves. Permineralized remains identical to Dictyopteridium have been
Dictyopteridium
Geological formation in South America
the second-order stratigraphic supersequence called Gondwana I. The Glossopteris flora is characteristic of fossil sequences of the Gondwana supercontinent;
Rio_Bonito_Formation
Earth's southernmost continent
group of seed plants with no close living relatives), most prominently Glossopteris, a tree interpreted as growing in waterlogged soils, which formed extensive
Antarctica
Neoproterozoic to Cretaceous landmass
southern Gondwana were dominated by glossopterid trees, particularly Glossopteris, until these ecosystems collapsed in the end-Permian mass extinction
Gondwana
Common ancestor evolutionary evidence
be found in the fossil record. Glossopteris is an extinct species of seed fern plants from the Permian. Glossopteris appears in the fossil record around
Evidence_of_common_descent
Lake in Antarctica
(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
Radok_Lake
Extinct genus of plants
Gangamopteris is a genus of Carboniferous-Permian plants, very similar to Glossopteris. Previously, it was classified as fern with reproduction by seed. The
Gangamopteris
Sixth and last period of the Paleozoic Era
groups. The southern continent saw extensive seed fern forests of the Glossopteris flora. Oxygen levels were probably high there. The ginkgos and cycads
Permian
Extinct genus of Devonian vascular plants
beginning of the Carboniferous period. Paleontology portal Calamites Glossopteris Lyginopteris Fossilized Roots Are Revealing the Nature of 385-Million-Year-Old
Archaeopteris
Extinct order of seed ferns
Triassic records of the group have been recorded. The best known genus is Glossopteris, a leaf form genus. Other examples are Gangamopteris, Glossotheca, and
Glossopteridales
British Antarctic explorer (1868–1912)
Antarctic fossils discovered. The fossils were determined to be from the Glossopteris tree and proved that Antarctica was once forested and joined to other
Robert_Falcon_Scott
Plants that reproduce with seeds
forests dominated by seed ferns were prevalent in the late Paleozoic. Glossopteris was the most prominent tree genus in the ancient southern supercontinent
Seed_plant
Geologic formation in Argentina
flora have been retrieved from the formation. Traces on especially the Glossopteris leaves have been interpreted as suction tracks by arthropods. The Carapacha
Carapacha_Formation
Movement of Earth's lithosphere
of their previous contiguous nature also came from the fossil plants Glossopteris and Gangamopteris, and the therapsid or mammal-like reptile Lystrosaurus
Plate_tectonics
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
Reids_Mistake_Formation
Earth's most severe extinction event
Cordaites (gymnosperms) and Glossopteris (seed ferns). The severity of plant extinction has been disputed. The Glossopteris-dominated flora that characterized
Permian–Triassic extinction event
Permian–Triassic_extinction_event
Supercontinent from the late Paleozoic to early Mesozoic eras
found in South Africa, India and Antarctica, alongside members of the Glossopteris flora, whose distribution would have ranged from the polar circle to
Pangaea
Carboniferous and Permian stratigraphic formation in Argentina
lycophytes, conifers and seeds. These include Gangamopteris, Euryphyllum, Glossopteris, and Samaropsis, The formation also preserves arthropods, including insects
Bajo_de_Véliz_Formation
Indian palaeobotanist (1891–1949)
extended the range of the Taxales into Gondwanaland. He also described Glossopteris in detail and identified differences between the flora of India and Australia
Birbal_Sahni
Extinct genus of vascular plants
Archaeopteris Carboniferous Evolutionary history of plants Fossil Grove Glossopteris Lepidodendrales Lycophytes Lycopsid Stigmaria Sigillaria V. V. Alekhin
Lepidodendron
First period of the Mesozoic Era
Immediately above the Permian–Triassic boundary the glossopteris flora was suddenly largely displaced by an Australia-wide coniferous flora
Triassic
Geological formation in Madagascar
immediate area surrounding the lakes likely being a riparian forest in which Glossopteris trees were likely a prominent component. The lower waters of the lakes
Lower_Sakamena_Formation
Genus of anteosaurid synapsid from the Permian
conditions were extremely conducive to rapid growth in plants such as Glossopteris. Glossopteris' habit of losing its leaves at the beginning of the bad[tone]
Anteosaurus
Extinct family of seed ferns
It generally refers to reproductive organs, which are associated with Glossopteris leaves. Retallack, G.J.; Dilcher, D.L. (1988). "Reconstructions of selected
Dictyopteridiaceae
Female plant reproductive structure
branch or group of branches) surrounded the ovule (e.g. Caytonia or Glossopteris). Ovule orientation may be anatropous, such that when inverted the micropyle
Ovule
Sedimentary basin offshore of Algoa Bay in South Africa
Dinogorgon Dwykaselachus Endothiodon Eunotosaurus Galechirus Glanosuchus Glossopteris Hofmeyria Ictidognathus Ictidosuchoides Lepidodendron Lycosuchus Mesosaurus
Algoa_Basin
Layer of igneous rock in the Bushveld igneous complex, South Africa
Dinogorgon Dwykaselachus Endothiodon Eunotosaurus Galechirus Glanosuchus Glossopteris Hofmeyria Ictidognathus Ictidosuchoides Lepidodendron Lycosuchus Mesosaurus
Merensky_Reef
South African palaeobotanist (1903–1989)
fructification of Glossopteris, an ubiquitous Permian plant of Gondwana. She was the first to describe the strange fertile structures of Glossopteris located on
Edna_P._Plumstead
Australian paleobotanist
Australian palaeobotanist, best known for his work "Fructifications of Glossopteris" (1974), published in the Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South
Keith_Holmes_(palaeobotanist)
Extinct genus of Cretaceous ammonites
Dinogorgon Dwykaselachus Endothiodon Eunotosaurus Galechirus Glanosuchus Glossopteris Hofmeyria Ictidognathus Ictidosuchoides Lepidodendron Lycosuchus Mesosaurus
Acanthohoplites
Meteorological hypothesis
decrease in oxygen isotope ratios (18O ⁄ 16O); the extinction of Glossopteris flora (Glossopteris and plants that grew in the same areas), which needed a cold
Clathrate_gun_hypothesis
Geological strata in southern Africa
of a fluvial delta system. Trace fossils of worm feeding trails and Glossopteris fossils are common. Kookfontein Formation: The lower section of this
Ecca_Group
Extinct genus of therapsids from the Late Permian of South Africa
Dinogorgon Dwykaselachus Endothiodon Eunotosaurus Galechirus Glanosuchus Glossopteris Hofmeyria Ictidognathus Ictidosuchoides Lepidodendron Lycosuchus Mesosaurus
Silpholestes
Genus of Late Permian and Early Triassic dicynodont therapsids
L. maccaigi may have forced it to rely on the larger members of the Glossopteris flora, which did not survive the end-Permian extinction. Only the 1.5 m
Lystrosaurus
Late Paleozoic-early Mesozoic stratigraphic unit in Africa
Karoo Sea formed large swampy deltas in which plants belonging to the Glossopteris flora flourished. This dense vegetation accumulated as peat, which eventually
Karoo_Supergroup
Antarctica land forms
Hills Expedition named it after Doctor Edna P. Plumstead for her work on Glossopteris fossils, especially those from Antarctica. 76°38′S 159°48′E / 76.633°S
Allan_Hills
First of three epochs of the Triassic Period
invertebrates had disappeared. The Permian vegetation, which was dominated by Glossopteris in the Southern Hemisphere, ceased to exist. Other groups, such as Actinopterygii
Early_Triassic
Extinct genus of cynodonts
Dinogorgon Dwykaselachus Endothiodon Eunotosaurus Galechirus Glanosuchus Glossopteris Hofmeyria Ictidognathus Ictidosuchoides Lepidodendron Lycosuchus Mesosaurus
Thrinaxodon
Early Cretaceous geologic formation in South Africa
Dinogorgon Dwykaselachus Endothiodon Eunotosaurus Galechirus Glanosuchus Glossopteris Hofmeyria Ictidognathus Ictidosuchoides Lepidodendron Lycosuchus Mesosaurus
Kalahari_Deposits
Permian mountain forming tectonic event
Dinogorgon Dwykaselachus Endothiodon Eunotosaurus Galechirus Glanosuchus Glossopteris Hofmeyria Ictidognathus Ictidosuchoides Lepidodendron Lycosuchus Mesosaurus
Gondwanide_orogeny
Large early layered igneous intrusion
Dinogorgon Dwykaselachus Endothiodon Eunotosaurus Galechirus Glanosuchus Glossopteris Hofmeyria Ictidognathus Ictidosuchoides Lepidodendron Lycosuchus Mesosaurus
Bushveld_Igneous_Complex
Sauropodomorph dinosaur genus from the Late Triassic period
Dinogorgon Dwykaselachus Endothiodon Eunotosaurus Galechirus Glanosuchus Glossopteris Hofmeyria Ictidognathus Ictidosuchoides Lepidodendron Lycosuchus Mesosaurus
Melanorosaurus
1910–13 British Antarctic expedition
over 400 of which were new to science. Discoveries of the fossil plant Glossopteris—also found in Australia, New Zealand, Africa, and India—supported the
Terra_Nova_Expedition
Coal mining and consumption in South Africa
Dinogorgon Dwykaselachus Endothiodon Eunotosaurus Galechirus Glanosuchus Glossopteris Hofmeyria Ictidognathus Ictidosuchoides Lepidodendron Lycosuchus Mesosaurus
Coal_in_South_Africa
Extinct genus of reptiles from early Middle Triassic of South Africa
Dinogorgon Dwykaselachus Endothiodon Eunotosaurus Galechirus Glanosuchus Glossopteris Hofmeyria Ictidognathus Ictidosuchoides Lepidodendron Lycosuchus Mesosaurus
Mesosuchus
Extinct genus of dinosaur from the early Jurassic of southern Africa
Dinogorgon Dwykaselachus Endothiodon Eunotosaurus Galechirus Glanosuchus Glossopteris Hofmeyria Ictidognathus Ictidosuchoides Lepidodendron Lycosuchus Mesosaurus
Abrictosaurus
Extinct genus of cynodonts from the early Triassic of South Africa
Dinogorgon Dwykaselachus Endothiodon Eunotosaurus Galechirus Glanosuchus Glossopteris Hofmeyria Ictidognathus Ictidosuchoides Lepidodendron Lycosuchus Mesosaurus
Platycraniellus
Extinct genus of reptiles
includes the equisetalean Schizoneura, the glossopterid gymnosperm tree Glossopteris, and seed fern Lepidopteris. Other vertebrates known from the Lower Sakamena
Coelurosauravus
Extinct genus of reptiles from the Permia/Triassic of South Africa
Dinogorgon Dwykaselachus Endothiodon Eunotosaurus Galechirus Glanosuchus Glossopteris Hofmeyria Ictidognathus Ictidosuchoides Lepidodendron Lycosuchus Mesosaurus
Paliguana
Geologic formation in Africa
area, 150 million years before the break-up of Pangea. The abundance of Glossopteris and Mesosaurus fossils are characteristic of the Gondwanan correlation
Huab_Formation
Dinogorgon Dwykaselachus Endothiodon Eunotosaurus Galechirus Glanosuchus Glossopteris Hofmeyria Ictidognathus Ictidosuchoides Lepidodendron Lycosuchus Mesosaurus
Geology_of_South_Africa
Extinct genus of dinosaur from the Jurassic of South Africa
Dinogorgon Dwykaselachus Endothiodon Eunotosaurus Galechirus Glanosuchus Glossopteris Hofmeyria Ictidognathus Ictidosuchoides Lepidodendron Lycosuchus Mesosaurus
Dracovenator
Extinct genus of dinosaur of the Triassic in South Africa
Dinogorgon Dwykaselachus Endothiodon Eunotosaurus Galechirus Glanosuchus Glossopteris Hofmeyria Ictidognathus Ictidosuchoides Lepidodendron Lycosuchus Mesosaurus
Eucnemesaurus
Bed of auriferous conglomerate
Dinogorgon Dwykaselachus Endothiodon Eunotosaurus Galechirus Glanosuchus Glossopteris Hofmeyria Ictidognathus Ictidosuchoides Lepidodendron Lycosuchus Mesosaurus
Banket_(mining_term)
Extinct genus of conifers of the family Araucariaceae
Geologische Abhandlungen. 59: 1–76. H.K. Maheshwari (1963). "Studies on the Glossopteris flora of India - 16. Dadoxylon jamudhiense, a new species of fossil wood
Agathoxylon
Museum in Christchurch, New Zealand
Spur, a flat-topped ridge leading north from the north face of Mount Glossopteris named after the museum. Canterbury Museum, Christchurch, Virtual Tourist
Canterbury Museum, Christchurch
Canterbury_Museum,_Christchurch
British palaeobotanist (1870-1918)
ill health. Partial list 1905. Catalogue of the fossil plants of the Glossopteris flora in the department of geology, British Museum (natural history):
Edward_Alexander_Newell_Arber
Extinct genus of corystosperm seed ferns
surviving in parts of East Antarctica into the Early Jurassic (Sinemurian). Glossopteris extinct tree that held a comparable position in Gondwana during the preceding
Dicroidium
Guerra-Sommer (2016). "Epidermal morphology and ecological significance of Glossopteris pubescens nom. nov. from the Brazilian Permian (Sakmarian)". Review of
2016_in_paleobotany
Gorge in North West Queensland, Australia
are larger mudstone beds which have well preserved fossil leaves of Glossopteris fauna, this is a clear Permian indicator and gives a good indication
Porcupine_Gorge
Geological formation in Brazil
Description Image Dichophyllites D. sp. Dizeugotheca D. bortoluzzii D. sp. Glossopteris G. aff. angustifolia A genus of seed fern. G. decipiens G. dorizonensis
Rio_do_Rasto_Formation
Sauropodomorph dinosaur from southern Africa
Dinogorgon Dwykaselachus Endothiodon Eunotosaurus Galechirus Glanosuchus Glossopteris Hofmeyria Ictidognathus Ictidosuchoides Lepidodendron Lycosuchus Mesosaurus
Massospondylus
distinctive Permian Glossopteris flora reported from that country. Fossils of member of the genus Glossopteris related to the species Glossopteris communis from
2018_in_paleobotany
Geologic composition of Antarctica
Permian period the plant life became dominated by fern-like plants such as Glossopteris, which grew in swamps. Over time these swamps became deposits of coal
Geology_of_Antarctica
Extinct genus of dicynodonts
Dinogorgon Dwykaselachus Endothiodon Eunotosaurus Galechirus Glanosuchus Glossopteris Hofmeyria Ictidognathus Ictidosuchoides Lepidodendron Lycosuchus Mesosaurus
Odontocyclops
Mountain in Ross Dependency, Antarctica
wide growth rings, lack of frost rings, and the deciduous nature of Glossopteris. Gordon Valley buried forest "Mount Achernar". Geographic Names Information
Mount_Achernar
which bore flower-like structures. The first is the Permian pteridosperm Glossopteris, which already bore recurved leaves resembling carpels. The Mesozoic
Evolutionary history of plants
Evolutionary_history_of_plants
Group of rock formations within the Cape Supergroup sequence of rocks
Dinogorgon Dwykaselachus Endothiodon Eunotosaurus Galechirus Glanosuchus Glossopteris Hofmeyria Ictidognathus Ictidosuchoides Lepidodendron Lycosuchus Mesosaurus
Table_Mountain_Sandstone
Extinct genus of dicynodonts
Permian Karoo Basin riverbanks, the vegetation included woody deciduous Glossopteris and the bamboo-like Phyllotheca. The lowland areas likely gave rise to
Robertia
Extinct genus of reptiles
monsoons. Flora from the formation includes the equisetalean Schizoneura, Glossopteris, and seed fern Lepidopteris. Other vertebrates known from the Lower Sakamena
Hovasaurus
Study of organic evolution of plants based on fossils
prehistoric plants are: Araucaria mirabilis Archaeopteris Calamites Dillhoffia Glossopteris Hymenaea protera Nelumbo aureavallis Pachypteris Palaeoraphe Peltandra
Paleobotany
Biozone of fossils
variety of temnospondyl amphibians, fishes, and plant fossils such as Glossopteris are likewise found. The upper zones as the Permian-Triassic boundary
Daptocephalus_Assemblage_Zone
Genus of therapsids from the Late Permian of South Africa
Dinogorgon Dwykaselachus Endothiodon Eunotosaurus Galechirus Glanosuchus Glossopteris Hofmeyria Ictidognathus Ictidosuchoides Lepidodendron Lycosuchus Mesosaurus
Lycideops
Extinct genus of therapsids from the early Triassic of South Africa
Dinogorgon Dwykaselachus Endothiodon Eunotosaurus Galechirus Glanosuchus Glossopteris Hofmeyria Ictidognathus Ictidosuchoides Lepidodendron Lycosuchus Mesosaurus
Olivierosuchus
Irish-born geologist and explorer
W. N. Edwards in 1928, and found to contain two fossilised leaves of Glossopteris indica. Ferrar returned on the Discovery in 1904, and spent the next
Hartley_T._Ferrar
Extinct genus of therapsid from Middle-Permian South Africa
Dinogorgon Dwykaselachus Endothiodon Eunotosaurus Galechirus Glanosuchus Glossopteris Hofmeyria Ictidognathus Ictidosuchoides Lepidodendron Lycosuchus Mesosaurus
Blattoidealestes
Expedition (1901–1904), using the Beacon Heights survey points as reference. Glossopteris fossils dated the sandstone to the Permian and linked the lithology to
Beacon_Supergroup
Large cratonic sedimentary basin situated in the central-eastern part of South America
Mesosaurus fossils within Permian black shales (Irati Formation), and the Glossopteris flora within the Permian coals. White was one of the first to propose
Paraná_Basin
Extinct genus of reptiles
formation includes the equisetalean Schizoneura, the glossopterid gymnosperm Glossopteris, and seed fern Lepidopteris. Other vertebrates known from the Lower Sakamena
Acerosodontosaurus
Geological formation in the Beaufort Group of South Africa
temnospondyl amphibians, fishes, and plant fossils such as Glossopteris are likewise found. Glossopteris fossils or leaf impressions are particularly common
Balfour_Formation
Extinct genus of therapsid from the early Triassic
Dinogorgon Dwykaselachus Endothiodon Eunotosaurus Galechirus Glanosuchus Glossopteris Hofmeyria Ictidognathus Ictidosuchoides Lepidodendron Lycosuchus Mesosaurus
Ericiolacerta
Extinct family of therapsids
Dinogorgon Dwykaselachus Endothiodon Eunotosaurus Galechirus Glanosuchus Glossopteris Hofmeyria Ictidognathus Ictidosuchoides Lepidodendron Lycosuchus Mesosaurus
Lycosuchidae
Place in Falkland Islands, United Kingdom
fossils from that era are present in the formation, including ones of Glossopteris. Some buildings in North Arm, and one to the east of Goose Green, are
North_Arm
Early Permian geological formation in South Africa
area, 150 million years before the break-up of Pangea. The abundance of Glossopteris and Mesosaurus fossils are characteristic of the Gondwanan correlation
Whitehill_Formation
Geological feature in Queensland, Australia
as Glossopteris and other wood fossils. The Black Alley Shale contains a large number of plant fossils, including representatives of Glossopteris, Neomariopteris
Denison_Trough
Chronological listing of significant events in the history of tectonophysics
hypothesis. Eduard Suess proposed Gondwanaland in 1861, as a result of the Glossopteris findings, but he believed that the oceans flooded the spaces currently
Timeline of the development of tectonophysics (before 1954)
Timeline_of_the_development_of_tectonophysics_(before_1954)
Extinct order of seed plants
(September 2023). "How similar are the venation and cuticular characters of Glossopteris, Sagenopteris and Anthrophyopsis?". Review of Palaeobotany and Palynology
Bennettitales
assisted the party. The geological party found a fossil leaf of the plant Glossopteris on the ridge. This article incorporates public domain material from
Craig_Ridge
Extinct genus of non-mammalian synapsids from South Africa
Dinogorgon Dwykaselachus Endothiodon Eunotosaurus Galechirus Glanosuchus Glossopteris Hofmeyria Ictidognathus Ictidosuchoides Lepidodendron Lycosuchus Mesosaurus
Leontosaurus
Ridge of erosion-resistant rock in South Africa
Dinogorgon Dwykaselachus Endothiodon Eunotosaurus Galechirus Glanosuchus Glossopteris Hofmeyria Ictidognathus Ictidosuchoides Lepidodendron Lycosuchus Mesosaurus
Witwatersrand
Sauropodiform dinosaur genus from Early Jurassic South Africa
Dinogorgon Dwykaselachus Endothiodon Eunotosaurus Galechirus Glanosuchus Glossopteris Hofmeyria Ictidognathus Ictidosuchoides Lepidodendron Lycosuchus Mesosaurus
Antetonitrus
Extinct genus of reptiles
formation includes the equisetalean Schizoneura, the glossopterid gymnosperm Glossopteris, and seed fern Lepidopteris. Other vertebrates known from the Lower Sakamena
Claudiosaurus
American geologist (1862–1935)
Historic Landmark. He made one of the most comprehensive studies on the Glossopteris Flora, the main component of the fossil deposits of mineral coal in Brazil
David_White_(geologist)
British birth control campaigner and palaeobotanist (1880–1958)
Manchester, she studied coal and coal balls and researched the collection of Glossopteris (Permian seed ferns). This was an attempt to prove the theory of Eduard
Marie_Stopes
Geologic formation in Namibia
area, 150 million years before the break-up of Pangea. The abundance of Glossopteris and Mesosaurus fossils in the underlying Huab Formation are characteristic
Gai-As_Formation
Geological group in the Karoo Supergroup from South Africa
especially from the Karasburg, Kalahari, and Huab Basins in Namibia. Glossopteris leaf impressions, the petrified remains of Dadoxylon, coprolites, fossil
Dwyka_Group
British Army general
at Nagpur. During this time he made a small collection of fossils of Glossopteris from the Nagpur district and wrote a paper on the geology of the region
Richard_Hieram_Sankey
Extinct genus of amphibian from the early Triassic of South Africa
Dinogorgon Dwykaselachus Endothiodon Eunotosaurus Galechirus Glanosuchus Glossopteris Hofmeyria Ictidognathus Ictidosuchoides Lepidodendron Lycosuchus Mesosaurus
Micropholis_(amphibian)
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