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Karen Bacon, My Science Career (an initiative of Ireland´s national integrated awareness programme Discover Science and Engineering: Palaeobotany. Studying for a multidisciplinary PhD in palaeobotany.
James F. Basinger, Geological Sciences, Univ. of Saskatchewan (World Book Online): Paleobotany (now via wayback archive).
Biology-Nation (this is a free online resource reference site providing rich biology content): Introduction to Paleobotany.
BookRags (a website for literature summaries etc.): From World of Biology, Thomson Gale, a part of the Thomson Corporation: Paleobotany.
Paleobotanical Section of the Botanical Society of America: Executive Summary: Paleobotany.
C.J. Cleal & B.A. Thomas, D.J. Batten, and M.E. Collinson, Geological Conservation Review Series (GCR), Joint Nature Conservation Committee (JNCC): Mesozoic and Tertiary Palaeobotany of Great Britain (2001). PDF files, GCR Volume No. 22. In chapter 1 a brief explanation is given of how plant fossils are formed, and how palaeobotanists study and name them.
Melanie DeVore, Georgia College & State University (American Society of Plant Taxonomists): Careers, Paleobotany.
William (Bill) A. DiMichele (1998): Love´s labour lost? Or the tragic story of a young paleontologist who chooses fossil plants ... PDF file, Palaios 13.
! William A. DiMichele and Robert A. Gastaldo (2008): Plant Paleoecology in Deep Time. PDF file, Annals of the Missouri Botanical Garden 95: 144-198. See also here (abstract).
Robert A. Gastaldo, Department of Geology, Colby College, Waterville, Maine: A Brief Introduction to PALEOBOTANY, and WHAT IS PALEOBOTANY? Navigate via: Notes for a Course in Paleobotany.
Carole Gee, Eaglerock.patch.com blog, (posted on May 16, 2011): The Making of a Paleobotanist.
Paul Kenrick, The Natural History Museum, London: Nature online, Earth, Fossils, Fossil plants of Britain. Easy-to-understand introduction. To watch the video, you'll need to have Windows Media Player or QuickTime installed on your computer.
! Hans Kerp, Palaeobotanical Research Group, Münster, Westfälische Wilhelms University, Münster: Some recent palaeobotanical text books. This web page provides a selection of palaeobotanical text books published during the last years. With some helpful comments.
Ross E. Koning, Eastern Connecticut State University, Willimantic, Connecticut: Why Study Plants?
LoveToKnow 1911 Online Encyclopedia (based on the eleventh edition of the Encyclopedia Britannica, first published in 1911): Palaeobotany.
Steven Manchester, Florida Museum: Paleobotany. Powerpoint presentation.
Naresh Chandra Mehrotra, Birbal Sahni Institute of Palaeobotany, Lucknow, India: Relevance of Palaeobotany in Education and Research in the New Era – The Indian Scenario. PDF file, www.asiaoceania-conference.org, Asia Oceania Geosciences Society (AOGS) Meeting Matters International, Singapore.
The Natural History Museum London: Palaeontological categories. Scroll down to: "4. Palaeobotany - the study of larger-sized, multi-celled fossil plants".
Andrew C. Scott (website provided by science.jrank.org): Fossil plants, The nature of fossil plants, The uses of fossil plants.
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C.H. Shute and C.J. Cleal (1987), starting on PDF page 16:
Palaeobotany
in museums.
In PDF, The geological curator. See also PDF page 19:
"What makes a good research paleobotany collection?"
Una R. Smith, Department of Biology, Yale University: The Future of Paleobotany (or, How am I driving?) From: The PaleoNet Forum: A Monthly Electronic Journal, January, 1996: Volume 2, Issue 1.
Bruce H. Tiffney, UC Santa Barbara:
What is Science?
Tracking the course of evolution.
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