Category
page 1Prehistoric Oceania
Lapita
Neolithic archeological culture
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Glossopteris
Glossopteris (etymology: from Ancient Greek γλῶσσα, glôssa 'tongue' + πτερίς, pterís 'fern') is the largest and best-known genus of the extinct Permian order of seed plants known as Glossopteridales (also known as Arberiales, Ottokariales, or Dictyopteridiales). The name Glossopteris refers only to leaves, within the framework of form genera used in paleobotany, used for leaves of plants belonging to the glossopterid family Dictyopteridiaceae.
Prehistory of Australia
Period from first human habitation of the continent of Australia and colonisation in 1788
history of Easter Island
historical overview of the island

history of the Pacific Islands
occurrences and people in the Pacific Islands throughout history
Ambum stone
ancient stone sculpture from Papua New Guinea