Image: Winton-Formation-flora

Description: Figure 3: A sample of the variety of taxa, organs, and preservation of plant fossils from the Upper Cretaceous portion of the Winton Formation. (A) A transverse section of Protophyllocladoxylon owensii Fletcher et al. showing repeated crushing in early wood, QM F44336 (Fig. 2A; Fletcher, Moss & Salisbury, 2015)1; (B) Winton Formation Leaf morphotype B, QM F32459 (Fig. 3D; Fletcher, Moss & Salisbury, 2013); (C) Winton Formation Leaf morphotype C, QM F32510 (Fig. 2D; Fletcher, Moss & Salisbury, 2013); (D) Araucaria sp. cf. A. mesozoica Walkom foliage, QM F32561 (Fig. 8F; McLoughlin, Drinnan & Rozefelds, 1995); (E) Part and counterpart of leaf impression from Lark Quarry Conservation Area, UQL-LQ-III 24 (Fig 2A; Fletcher, Moss & Salisbury, 2013); (F) Ginkgo wintonensis McLoughlin et al. holotype leaf impression, QM F32478b (Photo: T.F.); (G) Austrosequoia wintonensis Peters and Christophel, silicified ovulate cone and terminal leaves, QM F9509 (Fig 2; Peters & Christophel, 1978); (H) cf. A. wintonensis longitudinal imprint of a terminal cone and stem with scale-like leaves, QM F3250 (Fig. 11G; McLoughlin, Drinnan & Rozefelds, 1995); (I) Sphenopteris sp. fragmentary frond, UQL-LQ-III 2 (Photo: T.F.).1
Title: Winton-Formation-flora
Credit: Fletcher, T.L.; Moss, P.T.; Salisbury, S.W. (2018). "The palaeoenvironment of the Upper Cretaceous (Cenomanian–Turonian) portion of the Winton Formation, Queensland, Australia". PeerJ 6: e5513. DOI:10.7717/peerj.5513.
Author: Tamara L. Fletcher​, Patrick T. Moss, Steven W. Salisbury
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