Communications Biology (Oct 2022)

South African Lagerstätte reveals middle Permian Gondwanan lakeshore ecosystem in exquisite detail

  • Rosemary Prevec,
  • André Nel,
  • Michael O. Day,
  • Robert A. Muir,
  • Aviwe Matiwane,
  • Abigail P. Kirkaldy,
  • Sydney Moyo,
  • Arnold Staniczek,
  • Bárbara Cariglino,
  • Zolile Maseko,
  • Nokuthula Kom,
  • Bruce S. Rubidge,
  • Romain Garrouste,
  • Alexandra Holland,
  • Helen M. Barber-James

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1038/s42003-022-04132-y
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 5, no. 1
pp. 1 – 14

Abstract

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A new middle Permian fossil locality featuring a large abundance of exceptionally preserved plants and insects is identified in the Karoo Basin of South Africa.