Diversity and Distribution of Fossil Floras from Southern   Victoria Land, Antrctica
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This investigation focuses on the collection and study fossil                   plants from the Dry Valley region of Antarctica.  To date there                 has been no systematic attempt to collect and describe these                    floras in detail, although fossil plants have been noted by                     geologists working in the area.  Floras from the area range in                  age from Devonian to Jurassic and are preserved as compression/                 impression fossils with some examples of petrified wood.  The                   investigation will include systematic and detailed collections                  from 38 localities over two field seasons.  Since the floras from               Antarctica are some of the most poorly known in the world, a                    systematic study of these fossils provides a unique opportunity                 to compare floral diversity and composition over a large span of                geologic time.  An evaluation of these floras in the context of                 the geological setting in which they occur will provide an                      important source of data that can be used in wide-ranging                       studies, including biostratigraphy, paleoecology and                            paleoclimatology.
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