Leaf of the fossil plant Glossopteris, a typical genus of the Permian & Triassic period, 270-190 million years ago. The plant was a tree form reaching

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Leaf of the fossil plant Glossopteris, a typical genus of the Permian & Triassic period, 270-190 million years ago. The plant was a tree form reaching 6 metres (20ft) high with a stem of 40cm (16 inches) in diameter. The leaves are the most common part to have survived in fossil form. They are elongated, narrow & tapering at both ends. The distribution of Glossopteris today includes India, Australia, South Africa, South America & Antarctica. This land surface corresponds to the single southern supercontinent Gondwanaland, where, during the late Paleozoic, Glosspopteris, was very common.

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Keywords: fossil, fossils, glossopteris, leaf, palaeontology, paleontology, permian, plant, plants, triassic