Australian plant fossils

A brief bibliography

List compiled from resources of the ANBG Library 3^rd Nov 2003

Douglas, JG 1983, What fossil plant is that ? A guide to the ancient floras of Victoria, Field Naturalists Club of Victoria, [Melbourne].
86 pp. ISBN 0959807462
Includes b&w photographs and line drawings to aid identification.

Stewart, WN 1983, Paleobotany and the evolution of plants, Cambridge University Press, Cambridge.
405 pp. ISBN 0521233151
Textbook summarising palaeobotanical information and relationships between the major plant groups. Many line drawings, diagrams and photographs

White, ME 1988, Australia’s fossil plants, Reed, Frenchs Forest, NSW.
144 pp. ISBN 0730102599
Numerous colour and b&w photographs of fossils by Jim Frazier.

White, ME 1993, The greening of Gondwana, 2^nd edn, Reed, Chatswood, NSW,
256 pp. ISBN 0730103900
Describes the evolution of Australia’s flora, with over 400 colour photographs of fossils and living plants.

White, ME 1999, Reading the rocks, new edn, Kangaroo Press, East Roseville, NSW.
256 pp. ISBN 0731808061
First published in 1990 as ‘The nature of hidden worlds’. Traces the evolution of animals and plants in Australia and New Zealand. Includes colour photographs of some fossil plants.

See also:

Hill, RS; Truswell, EM; McLoughlin, S; & Dettmann, ME 1999, 'Evolution of the Australian Flora: Fossil Evidence', in Flora of Australia, Vol.1, Introduction 2nd Ed., ABRS/CSIRO, Australia pp.251-320.
An overview of our current knowledge and a very extensive reference list.

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