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Early Triassic flora from Jilh Formation (Anisian to Ladinian), Al-Qassim, Saudi Arabia

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Early Triassic fossil plant records are extremely rare worldwide. Here we present a preliminary record of six plant genera from Early Triassic of Central Saudi Arabia that provides a brief image into the post-extinction vegetation of Gondwana subtropics.

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Acknowledgements

The author is very grateful to Mrs. Meznah At-twijiri for her assistance and patience during fieldwork and collecting specimens. Grateful thanks to Dr. Mahammed Al-Mahmoud, Aramco, Saudi Arabia, for reading the manuscript and for his numerous stimulating discussions and helpful suggestions. This research did not receive any financial support or sponsorship from any entities or persons.

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  1. Science Supervision Department, Al Bukiriah, Al-Qassim, Saudi Arabia

    Saleh Sulaiman Aba alkhayl

  2. Saudi Geologists Society, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

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Aba alkhayl, S.S. Early Triassic flora from Jilh Formation (Anisian to Ladinian), Al-Qassim, Saudi Arabia. Arab J Geosci 17, 44 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12517-023-11837-9

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