Fossil plants of the London Clay
Collinson, M.E. (1983). Fossil plants of the London Clay. Palaeontological Association Field Guides to Fossils, 1. The Palaeontological Association: London. ISBN 0-901702-26-9. 121 pp.
Part of: Palaeontological Association Field Guides to Fossils. PALAEONTOLOGICAL ASSOC: Aberystwyth. ISSN 0962-5321, more
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| Abstract |
Plant fossils which can be collected from the London Clay in Britain provide an insight into the vegetation which grew in southern England between fifty-two and forty-nine million years ago. At that time plants which are now restricted to the tropics had relatives growing near London. The southern English shoreline supported a mangrove, dominated by the Nipa palm, extending along a tranquil coastline and inland along a few large rivers. The landscape was forested with abundant woody climbers twining through the trees. Grasslands, as we know them today, were absent from the scene. The aim of this guide is to facilitate the identification of the various plant fossils which can be found in the London Clay of the London and Hampshire Basins. All the common plant macrofossils (250 species in 151 genera) are keyed out. |
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