Adpressed tree-fern trunks from the Early Pennsylvanian Joggins Formation of Nova Scotia

Authors

  • Howard J. Falcon-Lang Department of Earth Sciences, University of Bristol, Bristol BS8 1RJ, U.K.

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.4138/184

Abstract

Tree-fern trunks are among the rarest plant fossils in the Early Pennsylvanian Joggins Formation, with only three specimens recorded, all of which are assigned to Artisophyton. Based on trunk dimensions, these fossils are remains of small trees a few metres high. The facies context is known for only one specimen; this tree grew on a well drained, seasonally dry alluvial plain. Resumé Les troncs de fougère arborescente figurent parmi les fossiles végétaux les plus rares à l’intérieur de la Formation du Pennsylvanien précoce de Joggins : on y a seulement relevé trois spécimens, tous classés parmi les Artisophytons. Les dimensions des troncs signalent que ces fossiles constituent des vestiges de petits arbres de quelques mètres de hauteur. On ne connaît le contexte du faciès que dans le cas d’un spécimen : l’arbre en question a grandi dans une pleine alluviale sèche en certaines saisons et bien drainée.

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Falcon-Lang, H. J. (2006). Adpressed tree-fern trunks from the Early Pennsylvanian Joggins Formation of Nova Scotia. Atlantic Geoscience, 41(2/3). https://doi.org/10.4138/184

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Vol. 41 No. 2/3 (2005)

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