Investigators have suggested that these fossils represent new growth from cycads, deciduous trees, ginkgos and, most commonly, conifer trees. |
Large plants were dominantly conifers, followed by lesser amounts of cycads, seed ferns, and ginkgos. |
On land, the vegetation generally consisted of conifers, cycads, ginkgos, ferns and horsetails. |
Recent Late Jurassic paleobotanical data suggest that the large conifers and ginkgoes that formed the bulk of the canopy were both relatively sparse and nutrient poor. |
Both cycads and ginkgoes are dioecious, which means male and female reproductive structures are located on different plants. |
Other plants, such as ginkgoes, cycads, and ferns were also common. |