An Introduction to Plant Fossils

This book provides an excellent practical introduction to the study of plant fossils, and is written for those who have had little previous experience of this type of palaeontology. The text summarizes the groups of plants occurring as fossils and describes how best to investigate them. It explains modern research techniques that reveal details of anatomical and reproductive characteristics, and the features for identifying commonly found plant fossils. The approaches for interpreting these fossils are assessed, and the book highlights how such methods are employed by palaeobotanists to increase our knowledge of plant evolution, palaeoecology, palaeogeography and stratigraphy. The book discusses how the science of palaeobotany has developed over the last 300 years, with examples and illustrations from a global range of plant groups. It is valuable for students on introductory or intermediate courses in palaeobotany, palaeontology and plant evolution, and for amateurs looking for help in studying plant fossils.

Science & Math

Cleal, Christopher J.

Thomas, Barry A.

Biological Sciences

Cambridge University Press

The most commonly collected plant fossils in Britain are probably those from the Carboniferous Coal Measures. Even so, most identifications of these fossils are approached with trepidation because of the difficulties in interpreting fragmentary specimens, and the lack of easily accessible, illustrated guides. Keys are provided here to the identification of nearly 300 of the most common species found in the British Coal Measures, many of which are illustrated. Also included are notes on the states of preservation of the fossils, and on the relationship of the various dispersed organs to whole plant reconstructions. Stratigraphical and paleoecological notes are included to aid collectors in the broader interpretation of their collections.

The Palaeontological Association Field Guide to Fossils, Plant Fossils of the British Coal Measures (Palaentology FG Fossils)

Wiley/Blackwell

Special Papers in Palaeontology, published by ThePalaeontological Association, is a series of substantial separateworks conforming to the style of the Palaeontology journal.Two issues are published each year and feature high standardillustrations. This issue investigates the Hope Bay and Botany Bay, GrahamLand, Antarctica which have yielded two of the most diverse florasknown from the Jurassic.Presents a major revision of the Hope Bay flora, based onextensive subsequent collections.Brings together researchers, geologists and enthusiasts whocontinue to find material of significance.Highlights the need for reappraisal of a number of otherMesozoic Gondwanan floras that have been dated mainly on theirclose similarity to the Hope Bay flora.Includes 20 plates, 2 tables and 9 text-figures.

Special Papers in Palaeontology, Lower Jurassic Floras from Hope Bay and Botany Bay, Antarctica

Rees, P. M.

Introduction to Plant Fossils

Plant remains can preserve a critical part of history of life on Earth. While telling the fascinating evolutionary story of plants and vegetation across the last 500 million years, this book also crucially offers non-specialists a practical guide to studying, dealing with and interpreting plant fossils. It shows how various techniques can be used to reveal the secrets of plant fossils and how to identify common types, such as compressions and impressions. Incorporating the concepts of evolutionary floras, this second edition includes revised data on all main plant groups, the latest approaches to naming plant fossils using fossil-taxa and techniques such as tomography. With extensive illustrations of plant fossils and living plants, the book encourages readers to think of fossils as once-living organisms. It is written for students on introductory or intermediate courses in palaeobotany, palaeontology, plant evolutionary biology and plant science, and for amateurs interested in studying plant fossils.

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An Introduction to Plant Fossils

An Introduction to Plant Fossils

The Palaeontological Association Field Guide to Fossils, Plant Fossils of the British Coal Measures (Palaentology FG Fossils)

Special Papers in Palaeontology, Lower Jurassic Floras from Hope Bay and Botany Bay, Antarctica

Introduction to Plant Fossils

Introduction to Plant Fossils