Abstract: Abstract A diverse assemblage of fossil leaves showing cellular detail is reported from the Late Oligocene–Early Miocene Gore Lignite Measures, southern New Zealand. The leaf-remains include at least five conifers, such as the genera Agathis , Dacrycarpus , Phyllocladus and Dacrydium , as well as a number of angiosperms including Gymnostoma , Nothofagus Subgenus Brassospora , Phormium , Proteaceae, Sapindaceae and Ericaceae. A parallel palynological study has identified a number of the same elements. The leaf layers represent litter horizons ...
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Paleontology
Ecology
Botany