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[[File:Glossopteris.jpg|thumb|left|198px]]''Glossopteris'' fossils are found on nearly all continents in the Southern Hemisphere. This distribution led many to present it as evidence for continental drift, as it was likely that the tree originated on one landmass that later split into many different ones.<ref>McLoughlin, S., Lindström, S. & Drinnan, A.N. 1997. Gondwanan floristic and sedimentological trends during the Permian-Triassic transition: new evidence from the Amery Group, northern Prince Charles Mountains, East Antarctica. Antarctic Science, 9: 281-298.</ref> This proposed supercontinent was called [[Gondwana]], and existed as part of [[Pangaea]]. |
[[File:Glossopteris.jpg|thumb|left|198px]]''Glossopteris'' fossils are found on nearly all continents in the Southern Hemisphere. This distribution led many to present it as evidence for continental drift, as it was likely that the tree originated on one landmass that later split into many different ones.<ref>McLoughlin, S., Lindström, S. & Drinnan, A.N. 1997. Gondwanan floristic and sedimentological trends during the Permian-Triassic transition: new evidence from the Amery Group, northern Prince Charles Mountains, East Antarctica. Antarctic Science, 9: 281-298.</ref> This proposed supercontinent was called [[Gondwana]], and existed as part of [[Pangaea]]. |
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==History== |
==History== |
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| − | ''Glossopteris'' was first described in 1828 as a type of fern.<ref>Brongniart, A., 1828a-38: Histoire des végétaux fossiles on reserches botaniques et géologiques sur les |
+ | ''Glossopteris'' was first described in 1828 as a type of fern.<ref>Brongniart, A., 1828a-38: Histoire des végétaux fossiles on reserches botaniques et géologiques sur les végétaux renfermés dans les diverses couches du globe. G. Dufour & Ed. D'Ocagne, Paris. XII+488 pp. (Vol. I) / Crochard et Compagnie, Paris. 72 pp. (Vol. II).</ref> |
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