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ECO3B: Managing Conservation > W1: L4 = Palaeo Ecosystem 2 [Coal Flora] (Prof. Bamford) > Flashcards

W1: L4 = Palaeo Ecosystem 2 [Coal Flora] (Prof. Bamford) Flashcards

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Permian of Gondwana attributes? (7)

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• Evolution of therapsids.

• Change from ice cover to temperate to warm climate.

• Correlates with other basins in the huge continent.

• Extinct taxa.

• Abrupt termination.

• Coal flora (economic).

• Glossopteris flora & lower plants.

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Lower plants present in Permian of Gondwana? (4)

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• Ferns.
• Bryophytes.
• Lycopods.
• Sphenophytes.

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Why are coal flora economic?

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Coal attributes? (2)

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• Non-renewable energy.
• Contributes to greenhouse gasses.

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Coal flora attributes? (3)

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• In N. hemisphere = Carboniferous deposits.

• In S. hemisphere (Gondwana) = Permian deposits.

• Different plants produce different coals.

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Coal flora ecosystem attributes? (7)

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• Late Carboniferous–Early Permian in SA (and Gondwana).

• Continental position (climate)?

• Local environment (flora)?

• Peat formation, then

• Burial of pets (accumulation), then

• Formation of coals.

• Unique ecosystem.

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Groups of Coal flora/Groups of coal formations? (2)

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  • Dwyka group.
  • Ecca group.
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Dwyka group attributes? (5)

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  • Late Carboniferous to Early Permian.
  • SA at South Pole.
  • Several icesheets formed and melted.
  • Icehouse to Hothouse as land moved northwards.
  • Minimal plants to very many plants.
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Ecca group attributes? (6)

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  • Early Permian.
  • Karoo Basin (inland sea).
  • Ice receding with climate warming.
  • Presence of seas, deltas and swamps.
  • Abundant vegetation.
  • Very few animals and some fish.
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Reconstruction of Dwyka group?

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Reconstruction of Ecca group?

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What do the quality, grade and type of coal depend on? (5)

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  • Plant material.
  • Water.
  • Pressure.
  • Time.
  • Local conditions/Environmental conditions.
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Process of the formation of coal? (7)

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1) Water & plants.

2) Burial & exclusion of O2.

3) Minimal degradation.

4) Peat formation.

5) Burial of peats.

6) Compression of organic matter& loss of volatiles.

7) Heat & pressure = good coals.

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Important thing to note about coal formation?

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Variations in the quality, quantity, texture & type of coal produced differ with different ecosystems.

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Egs of how coal type, quality, etc differ with differing ecosystems? (2)

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  • Backswamps = in situ coal.
  • Small drainage channels = drift coals.
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Ecca & Beaufort plant diversity attributes? (3)

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  • Permian.
  • New taxa.
  • Common taxa (pre-Permain & post-Permian)
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List of Ecca & Beaufort plant diversity [New taxa]? (4)

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  • Glossopteris (main focus).
  • Cordaitales.
  • Ginkgoales.
  • Palaeovittaria.
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Categories of New taxa? (2)

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  • Seed ferns.
  • Gymnosperms.
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List of Ecca & Beaufort plant diversity [Common taxa]? (4)

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  • Ferns.
  • Lycopods.
  • Sphenophytes.
  • Bryophytes (rare).
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Glossopteris attributes? (6)

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  • Only Gondwana (S. hemisphere).
  • Leaf form genus is tongue-shaped.
  • Leaves attached in whorls.
  • Simple leaves in venation.
  • Roots adapted to wet environments (swamps).
  • Permian to Early Triassic.
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Glossopteris female reproductive structures attributes? (4)

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  • Numerous.
  • Various wings.
  • Many seeds.
  • Have capitulum.
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Capitulum?

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= seed bearing structures.

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Glossopteris male reproductive structures attributes? (4)

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  • Pollen producing.
  • Scale leaves bearing clusters of sporangia.
  • Extinct due to climate change during Permian.
  • Produced a lot of coal.
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Cordaitales attributes? (4)

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  • Gymnosperm wood.
  • Fast growing, and therefore produces a lot of biomass.
  • Extinct.
  • Roots adapted to swampy environment.
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What are Cordaitales named in the N. hemisphere?

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Cordaitales.

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What are Cordaitales named in South Africa?

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Noeggerathiopsis.

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Ginkgoales attributes? (4)

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  • Permian to present.
  • Gymnosperm wood.
  • Fruits (rare).
  • Pollen (common).
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Other Ecca lycopods attributes? (2)

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  • Casts.
  • Produced while there was still O2 present, that’s why they are not black like coal.
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Fossil wood?

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Palaeoecology of Glossopteris attributes? (8)

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  • Early Permian with ice sheets retreating & cold environment.
  • Roots adapted to waterlogged environments.
  • Leaves sometimes very large (mesic?).
  • Leaves thin & deciduous.
  • Coal swamps.
  • Other indicators = cold climate, esp. Dwyka & early Ecca.
  • Leaves in Beaufort sediments very small (dry?).
  • Transition to hot climate by P-Tr.
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Floral composition/type in the Northern hemisphere attributes? (2)

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  • Carboniferous.
  • Lycopod flora.
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List of the Lycopod flora? (4)

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  • Arborescent lycopods.
  • Arborescent sphenophytes.
  • Cordaitales.-
  • Ferns (extinct forms).
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Lycopod flora attributes? (3)

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  • Not woody.
  • Little lignin.
  • Little suberin.
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Floral composition/type in the Southern hemisphere attributes? (2)

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  • Permian.
  • Glossopterid flora.
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List of the Glossopterid flora? (6)

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  • Glossopteris.
  • Ginkgo.
  • Cordaitales.
  • Herbaceous lycopods.
  • Herbaceous sphenophytes.
  • Ferns.
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Glossopterid flora attributes? (4)

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  • Woody.
  • Lots of lignin.
  • Lots of suberin.
  • Seasonal.
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Gondwana correlations? (3)

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1) P-Tr extinctions of Glossopteris & Cordaitales.

2) Diachronous disappearance of coals & appearance of redbeds (red Fe?).

3) Synchronous replacement of plant groups.

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Explain Gondwana correlation 2?

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It was a response to shifting climatic belts, which caused progressively drier seasonal conditions at successively higher latitudes.

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Explain Gondwana correlation 3?

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Possibly due to factors independent of climate change for floral turnover.

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P-Tr stands for?

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Permo-Triassic.

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Permo-Triassic extinction: Animal extinction attributes? (5)

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  • 98% marine invertebrate.
  • 85% land animals.
  • Mass volcanism then,
  • Increased methane then,
  • Global warming of 6 degrees celsius..
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Permo-Triassic extinction: Plant extinction plants affected? (3)

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  • Glossopteris.
  • Arborescent lycopods.
  • Cordaitales.
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Permo-Triassic extinction: Plant extinction attributes? (2)

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  • All lower plants survived & are present today.
  • Plants are more resilient than animals due to soil nutrients & adaptation (their lifestyle).
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Things to note about Palaeoecology? (4)

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  • Think about the environment/communities & plants present at that time period, & how those changed over time.
  • Plants change/evolved from small & short to taller plants.
  • Plants change/evolved from simple to complex plants.
  • Main driver = climate change.
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