Jennifer C McElwain, William J Matthaeus, Catarina Barbosa, Christos Chondrogiannis, Katie O' Dea, Bea Jackson, Antonietta B Knetge, Kamila Kwasniewska, Richard Nair, Joseph D White, Jonathan P Wilson, Isabel P Montañez, Yvonne M Buckley, Claire M Belcher, Sandra Nogué
A minuscule fraction of the Earth's paleobiological diversity is preserved in the geological record as fossils. What plant remnants have withstood taphonomic filtering, fragmentation, and alteration in their journey to become part of the fossil record provide unique information on how plants functioned in paleo-ecosystems through their traits. Plant traits are measurable morphological, anatomical, physiological, biochemical, or phenological characteristics that potentially affect their environment and fitness...
February 26, 2024: New Phytologist