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Functional traits of fossil plants.
The New phytologist - 1 Apr 2024
McElwain Jennifer C, Matthaeus William J, Barbosa Catarina, Chondrogiannis Christos, O' Dea Katie, Jackson Bea, Knetge Antonietta B, Kwasniewska Kamila, Nair Richard, White Joseph D, Wilson Jonathan P, Montañez Isabel P, Buckley Yvonne M, Belcher Claire M, Nogué Sandra
Abstract excerpt
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,...
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