Quaternary plant macrofossils from Robertson Cave, Naracoorte, South Australia: reproductive structures

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dc.contributor.authorAtkins, R.
dc.contributor.authorHill, R.
dc.contributor.authorHill, K.
dc.contributor.authorMunroe, S.
dc.contributor.authorReed, E.
dc.date.issued2023
dc.descriptionPublished online: 28 Aug 2023
dc.description.abstractThe World Heritage Naracoorte Caves in southeastern South Australia are important palaeontological sites known primarily for their diverse vertebrate fossils. Some of the caves also contain well-pre- served Quaternary plant macrofossils, but little palaeobotanical research has been undertaken to date. Here, we describe the angiosperm plant taxa represented by macrofossils of reproductive struc- tures that have been extracted from the Robertson Cave sediment deposit; this has an age range of 820–24,230 years BP. We identified 29 angiosperm taxa representing 20 families. These represent some of the plant species that grew in the Naracoorte region during the Quaternary, and form a database for future plant identification and palaeovegetation reconstructions.
dc.description.statementofresponsibilityRachel A. Atkins, Robert S. Hill, Kathryn E. Hill, Samantha E. M. Munroe, and Elizabeth H. Reed
dc.identifier.citationAlcheringa: an Australian journal of palaeontology, 2023; 47(3):348-366
dc.identifier.doi10.1080/03115518.2023.2246149
dc.identifier.issn0311-5518
dc.identifier.issn1752-0754
dc.identifier.orcidAtkins, R. [0000-0003-0953-3420]
dc.identifier.orcidHill, R. [0000-0003-4564-4339]
dc.identifier.orcidHill, K. [0000-0003-2068-0050]
dc.identifier.orcidMunroe, S. [0000-0001-7827-1028]
dc.identifier.orcidReed, E. [0000-0001-6103-1861]
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/2440/139631
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherTaylor & Francis
dc.relation.granthttp://purl.org/au-research/grants/arc/LP160101249
dc.rights© 2023 Geological Society of Australia Inc., Australasian Palaeontologists
dc.source.urihttps://doi.org/10.1080/03115518.2023.2246149
dc.subjectNaracoorte Caves National Park
dc.subjectpalaeovegetation
dc.subjectPlant macrofossils
dc.subjectQuaternary
dc.subjectreconstruction
dc.subjectUNESCO World Heritage
dc.titleQuaternary plant macrofossils from Robertson Cave, Naracoorte, South Australia: reproductive structures
dc.typeJournal article
pubs.publication-statusPublished

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