Kingswood End
Geological Conservation Review site | GCR #2853 | Palaeontology | Palaeozoic Palaeobotany
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Summary
This site has yielded an exceptional fossil flora of Asbian (Lower Carboniferous) age, in which details of cell structure of the plants has been finely preserved. The assemblage has a number of points in common with the nearby Pettycur flora, which is of about the same age. It differs, however, in having a much more diverse range of pteridosperms, many of which are believed to be new to science, in contrast to the equisete/lycophyte/fern dominated assemblage of Pettycur. Oxroadia is the only lycophyte reported from Kingswood, but is of interest since it is by far the youngest known occurrence of the genus. The site is of international significance and has outstanding research potential.
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