▪ Abstract The first flowering plant fossils occur as rare, undiverse pollen grains in the Early
Cretaceous (Valanginian-Hauterivian). Angiosperms diversified slowly during the Barremian …

Australia is an ancient continent with an interesting geological history that includes a recent
major shift in its position, both globally and compared with neighbouring land masses. This …

The concept of 'Gondwana', an ancient Southern Hemisphere supercontinent, is firmly
established in geological and biogeographical models of Earth history. The term Gondwana …

Background Australia's dinosaurian fossil record is exceptionally poor compared to that of
other similar-sized continents. Most taxa are known from fragmentary isolated remains with …

The Winton Formation provides an important snapshot of Australia's late Mesozoic terrestrial
biota, boasting a vertebrate fauna that includes dinosaurs, crocodyliforms, aquatic …

The three southern conifer families, Araucariaceae, Cupressaceae and Podocarpaceae,
have a long history and continue to be an important part of the vegetation today. The …

The osteology of Diamantinasaurus matildae, the most complete Cretaceous sauropod
described from Australia to date, is comprehensively reassessed. The preparation of …

Charting the broad patterns of vascular plant evolution for Gondwana againstthe major
global environmental shifts and events is attempted here for the first time. This is based on …

Poropat, SF, Martin, SK, Tosolini, A.-MP, Wagstaff, BE, Bean, LB, Kear, BP, Vickers-Rich, P.
& Rich, TH, May 2018. Early Cretaceous polar biotas of Victoria, southeastern Australia—an …

The Upper Cretaceous Winton Formation of Queensland, Australia, has produced several
partial sauropod skeletons, but cranial remains—including teeth—remain rare. Herein, we …