[Rockhounds] Five New Fossil Forests Found in Antarctica

[Paul]

Hundreds of millions of years ago, Antarctica was carpeted
with prehistoric greenery. Now, scientists may have uncovered
clues about what happened in the "Great Dying," or Permian
extinction. National Geographic
https://news.nationalgeographic.com/2018/03/antarctica-fossil-forest-discovery-permian-spd

A related paper is:

Taylor, E.L., Taylor, T.N. and Cúneo, N.R., 1992. The present
is not the key to the past: a polar forest from the Permian
of Antarctica. Science, 257(5077), pp. 1675-1677.
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/5999746_The_Present_Is_Not_the_Key_to_the_Past_A_Polar_Forest_from_the_Permian_of_Antarctica
https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Ruben_Cuneo/2
https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Ruben_Cuneo

Yours,

Paul H.