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Paleobotany (from the Greek words paleon = old and botanikos = of herbs) is the branch of paleontology dealing with the recovery and identification of plant remains from geological contexts, and their use in the reconstruction of past environments and the history of life. A closely related field is palynology, the study of fossil and extant spores and pollen. Paleobotany includes the study of terrestrial plant fossils, as well as the study of marine autotrophs, such as algae.
Paleobotany is important in the reconstruction of prehistoric ecological systems and climate, known as paleoecology and paleoclimatology respectively, and is fundamental to the study of plant development and evolution. Paleobotany has also become important to the field of archaeology, primarily for the use of phytoliths in relative dating and in paleoethnobotany,
Overview of the Paleobotanical Record
Macroscopic remains of true vascular plants are first found in the fossil record during the Silurian Period. Some dispersed, fragmentary fossils of disputed affinity, primarily spores and cuticles, have been found in rocks from the Ordovician Period of Oman and are thought to derive from liverwort- or moss-grade fossil plants (Wellman et. al., 2003). More on [ Paleobotany ]
Paleontology :: Earth Sciences
Quaternary Paleoecology :: Quaternary Studies
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Links for Palaeobotanists - Annotated links to internet resources, especially for palaeobotanists.
Meta Description: [ Links for Palaeobotanists 1, Annotated links to internet resources, especially for palaeobotanists (Palaeobotany, Paleobotany) ]
Triassic Algae) Project - The Project was launched in order to build a solid database for the fossil Algae from the Permian and Triassic epochs. A main going-on sub-project deals with a catalogue for the Dasycladales.
Meta Description: [ Bruno GRANIER and colleagues launched the PETRALGA Project in order to build a
solid database for the fossil Algae from the Permian and Triassic epochs. A main
going-on sub-project deals with a catalogue for the Dasycladales. ]
A History of Palaeozoic Forests, by Hans Kerp - This web version contains the original illustrations as appeared in the printed version and many links directly related to the history of Palaeozoic forests.
Environmental Archaeology, Florida Museum of Natural History - This discipline analyzes and interprets past human resources uses and human/environment interactions. It is made up of three subdisciplines - Zooarchaeology, Archaeobotany, and Archaeopedology.
Geobiology of Polar Latitude Eocene Forests - Describes a paleobotanical/paleoecological study of fossil forest site in the Canadian high arctic. Research information about the University of Pennsylvania research at the fossil forest site.
Global Vegetation History of the Last 150,000 Years - An atlas of changes in climate and vegetation over recent geological time (the Quaternary period).
Hans' Paleobotany Pages - Website on fossil plants.
Meta Description: [ Website on paleobotany (fossil plants) ]
History of Paleozoic Forests and the Earliest Land Plants - Information from the Paleobotanic Research Group at the University of Munster.
Internet Directory for Botany - Alphabetical list of links pertaining to Paleobotany.
Paleobotany Type Catalog and Collection - A searchable catalog containing information on type specimens of fossil plants, algae and fungi.
Places of Palaeobotanical Research - An Index of Places of Palaeobotanical Research and Palaeobotanists Personal Pages.
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Plant Fossils of West Virginia - A resource for learning.
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Review and Atlas of Palaeovegetation - Preliminary land ecosystem maps of the world since the Last Glacial Maximum.
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Tertiary Research Center - Information about the Miocene Clarkia flora of northern Idaho, USA, including taxonomy, fossil collection sites, research, and photographs of Tertiary fossils.
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Clarkia, Idaho. Developed by Bill Rember and the Tertiary Research Center at
the University of Idaho. ]
Virtual Paleobotany Lab - An introductory look into the world of Paleobotany. Designed as a teaching tool for a class at UC Berkeley, but providing useful background information to anyone interested in this field.
White Rose Palaeobiology Group - Research projects, scientific publications, and opportunities at this collaborative initiative between the Universities of Sheffield and Leeds in the United Kingdom.
Meta Description: [ The White Rose Palaeobiology Group is a collaborative initiative between paleobiology specialists at the Universities of Leeds and Sheffield in the UK. ]
Yale Peabody Museum: Paleobotany Collection - A world-wide paleobotanical collection dating from the early 19th century.
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