Glossopteris

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Glossopteris
GPTKB entity
Statements (30)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:genus
gptkbp:distribution gptkb:Gondwana
gptkbp:division gptkb:Pteridospermatophyta
gptkbp:extinct gptkb:Permian-Triassic_extinction_event
yes
gptkbp:family gptkb:Glossopteridaceae
gptkbp:firstDescribed gptkb:Adolphe-Théodore_Brongniart
1828
gptkbp:fossil compression fossils
gptkbp:fossilRange gptkb:Permian
gptkbp:foundIn gptkb:Africa
gptkb:Antarctica
gptkb:Australia
gptkb:India
gptkb:South_America
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Glossopteris
gptkbp:importantFor evidence for continental drift
gptkbp:kingdom gptkb:Plantae
gptkbp:leafType tongue-shaped
gptkbp:namedAfter Greek for 'tongue fern'
gptkbp:notableSpecies gptkb:Glossopteris_browniana
gptkb:Glossopteris_communis
gptkb:Glossopteris_indica
gptkbp:order gptkb:Glossopteridales
gptkbp:photosynthesisType yes
gptkbp:reproduction seeds
gptkbp:seedPlant yes
gptkbp:typeSpecies gptkb:Glossopteris_browniana
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Gondwana
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5