Answer: Yes. Because they indicate biological identity of these plants that were critical for recognizing former connections between the various fragments of Gondwana: South America, Africa, India, Australia, New Zealand, and Antarctica.

What does the Glossopteris fossils tell us about the positions of continents?

The glossopteris fossils reflects the evidence of separation of continents like southern Africa, Australia, India and Antarctica which was largely separated by huge and wide ocean which was larlier connected with each other.

What does the Glossopteris plant tell us about the climate of Antarctica?

Deciduous trees such as Glossopteris are an indicator of a warm climate, as is the absence of frost rings. Scientists analyzing the growth rings of samples from the stumps found none of the ice-swollen cells or gaps between cells that occur when the growth of a tree is disrupted by a seasonal frost.