An annotated collection of pointers to information on palaeobotany
or to WWW resources which may be of use to palaeobotanists (with an Upper Triassic bias).

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Shu-Miaw Chaw et al. (2000): Seed plant phylogeny inferred from all three plant genomes: Monophyly of extant gymnosperms and origin of Gnetales from conifers. PDF file, PNAS, 97. See also here.

M.J. Donoghue and J.A. Doyle (2000): Seed plant phylogeny: Demise of the anthophyte hypothesis? Current Biology, 10.

M. Brea and A.A. Artabe (1999): Apocalamitaceae (Sphenophyta) triásicas de la Formación Paramillo, Agua de la Zorra, provincia de Mendoza Argentina. In Spanish, Ameghiniana, 36 (Google books).

Diego P. Vázquez et al. (2009): Uniting pattern and process in plant-animal mutualistic networks: a review. PDF file, Annals of Botany, 103: 1445-1457. See also here (abstract).

D.J. Beerling et al. (2001): Evolution of leaf-form in land plants linked to atmospheric CO₂ decline in the Late Palaeozoic era. PDF file, Nature, 410.

H. Martin Schaefer et al. (2004): How plant-animal interactions signal new insights in communication. PDF file, Trends in Ecology and Evolution, Vol. 19.

Sharon Y. Strauss and Rebecca E. Irwin (2004): Ecological and evolutionary consequences of multispecies plant-animal interactions. PDF file, Annu. Rev. Ecol. Evol. Syst., 35: 435-66.

Warren Abrahamson, Abrahamson Lab, Department of Biology, Bucknell University: Biology/Animal Behavior 356/656, Suggestions for Effective Oral Presentations (PDF file), and Suggestions for Effective Writing (Powerpoint file).

! Marc Philippe and Marion K. Bamford (2008): A key to morphogenera used for Mesozoic conifer-like woods. PDF file, Review of Palaeobotany and Palynology, 148: 184-207.

J.L. Grenfell et al. (2010): Co-evolution of atmospheres, life, and climate. PDF file, Astrobiology.

T.M. Lenton (2002): Chapter 3, The coupled evolution of life and atmospheric oxygen. PDF file, from Lynn J. Rothschild and Adrian M. Lister (eds.), Evolution Planet Earth.

A.L. Sessions et al. (2009): The continuing puzzle of the great oxidation event. PDF file, Current Biology, 19: R567-R574.

P.G. Falkowski et al. (2005): The rise of oxygen over the past 205 million years and the evolution of large placental mammals. PDF file, Science, 309.

V.J. Thannicka (2009): Oxygen in the evolution of complex life and the price we pay. Am. J. Respir. Cell Mol. Biol., 40: 507-510.

A. Bekker et al. (2004): Dating the rise of atmospheric oxygen. PDF file, Nature, 427. "Several lines of geological and geochemical evidence indicate that the level of atmospheric oxygen was extremely low before 2.45 billion years (Gyr) ago, and that it had reached considerable levels by 2.22 Gyr ago. (...) evidence that the rise of atmospheric oxygen had occurred by 2.32 Gyr ago".

B.W. Sellwood and P.J. Valdes (2007): Mesozoic climates. In: Mark Williams et al. (eds.): Deep-time perspectives on climate change: marrying the signal from computer models and biological proxies. Google books.

Department of Botany, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC: Useful Botanical Links. A page of links to botanical resources on the Web.

J. Hornung and T. Aigner (2002): Reservoir architecture in a terminal alluvial plain: an outcrop analogue study (Upper Triassic, southern Germany) Part II: cyclicity, controls and models. PDF file, Journal of Petroleum Geology, 25: 151-178.

Marcelo Leppe et al. (2006): Paleobotánica del Triásico Superior del valle del río Biobío, Chile: Clase Filicopsida. Revista Geológica de Chile, 33: 81-107.

Kathleen M. Pryer et al. (2004): Phylogeny and evolution of ferns (monilophytes) with a focus on the early leptosporangiate divergences. PDF file, American Journal of Botany, 91: 1582-1598. See also here (abstract).

! D. Uhl (2006): Fossil plants as palaeoenvironmental proxies - some remarks on selected approaches. PDF file, Acta Palaeobotanica, 46: 87-100.

D. McClelland, Type & Graphics Inc.: Adobe Photoshop CS4 one-on-one. PDF tutorial.

J. Wennerstrom, Pratt Institute Industrial Design: Quick Guide to Using Photoshop for Rendering Sketches. PDF tutorial.

G.R. Upchurch Jr. (1984): Cuticle evolution in Early Cretaceous angiosperms from the Potomac Group of Virginia and Maryland. PDF file, Annals of the Missouri Botanical Garden.

K.A. Dunn et al. (1997): Enhancement of leaf fossilization potential by bacterial biofilms. Abstract, Geology, 25: 1119-1122.

C. Haug et al.: New Methods to Document Fossils from Lithographic Limestones of Southern Germany and Lebanon. PDF file, Palaeontologia Electronica Vol. 12. About composite imaging.

! Jessica M. Theodor and Robin S. Furr: High dynamic range imaging as applied to paleontological specimen photography. PDF file, Palaeontologia Electronica Vol. 12.

Martin Evening: Photoshop CS4 für Fotografen: Handbuch für professionelle professionelle Bildgestalter. Google books (in German).

J.W. Kirchner (2002): The Gaia hypothesis: Fact, theory, and wishful thinking. PDF file, Climatic Change.

J.W. Kirchner (1989): The Gaia hypothesis: can it be tested. PDF file, Rev. Geophys.

J.E. Lovelock and L. Margulis (1974): Atmospheric homeostasis by and for the biosphere: the Gaia hypothesis. PDF file, Tellus, 26.

James E. Lovelock (website by BBC Sci Tech News): "We can´t save the planet". Interviews by John Humphrys (videos).

The Paleontology Portal (produced by the University of California Museum of Paleontology, the Paleontological Society, the Society of Vertebrate Paleontology, and the United States Geological Survey, with funding from the National Science Foundation). The Paleontology Portal is a website providing a central, interactive entry point to North American paleontology resources on the Internet. Go to: Calendar of Events. Palaeo meetings and special events.

Fossilien: Fossilienbörsen (in German).

A. Rahman Ashraf et al. (2010): Triassic and Jurassic palaeoclimate development in the Junggar Basin, Xinjiang, Northwest China - a review and additional lithological data. PDF file, Palaeobio. Palaeoenv., 90: 187-201.

Hans-Dieter Sues and Nicholas C. Fraser (2010): Triassic Life on Land: The Great Transition. Google books.

! V. Mosbrugger et al. (2005): Cenozoic continental climatic evolution of Central Europe. PDF file, PNAS, 102: 14964-14969. See also here.

R.A. Gastaldo and J.R. Staub (1999): A mechanism to explain the preservation of leaf litter lenses in coals derived from raised mires. PDF file, Palaeogeography Palaeoclimatology Palaeoecology, 149: 1-14.

! V. Mosbrugger and T. Utescher (1997): The coexistence approach -- a method for quantitative reconstructions of Tertiary terrestrial palaeoclimate data using plant fossils. PDF file, Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology, 134: 61-86.

T.N. Taylor and J.M. Osborn (1992): The Role of Wood in Understanding Saprophytism in the Fossil Record. PDF file.

A.C. Scott and G. Rex (1985): The formation and significance of Carboniferous coal balls. PDF file, Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society London, B, 311: 123-137.

James H. Speer (2010): Fundamentals of Tree Ring Research. Book announcemen. Click "Read Excerpt":
(Chapter "Introduction").

! Forensic Science Technician: Online Schools Guide, 100 Best Websites for Science Teachers.

Vocational Information Center (an education directory that provides links to online resources for career exploration): Environmental Career Guide.

! Peter R. Crane and Patrick S. Herendeen (2009): Bennettitales from the Grisethorpe Bed (Middle Jurassic) at Cayton Bay, Yorkshire, UK. PDF file, American Journal of Botany, 96: 284-295. See also here (abstract).

Ruth A. Stockey et al. (2009): Introduction to the Darwin special issue: The abominable mystery. PDF file, American Journal of Botany, 96: 3-4.

Jane E. Francis and Imogen Poole (2002): Cretaceous and early Tertiary climates of Antarctica: evidence from fossil wood. PDF file, Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology, 182: 47-64.

Imogen Poole and Pim F. van Bergen (2006): Physiognomic and chemical characters in wood as palaeoclimate proxies. PDF file, Plant Ecology, 182: 175-195.

Erwin L. Zodrow et al. (2009): Compression-cuticle relationship of seed ferns: Insights from liquid-solid states FTIR (Late Palaeozoic-Early Mesozoic, Canada-Spain-Argentina). Abstract, International Journal of Coal Geology, 79: 61-73.

! Ann G. Kim (2010): 1.1. The Formation of Coal. PDF file, in: Coal and Peat Fires: A Global Perspective. Edited by Glenn B. Stracher, Anupma Prakash and Ellina V. Sokol (Elsevier).

Dianne Edwards (1998): Climate signals in Palaeozoic land plants. PDF file, Phil.Trans. R. Soc. Lond. B.

TreeView. Tree drawing software for Apple Macintosh and Windows.

Pablo Goloboff, Steve Farris and Kevin Nixon: TNT. TNT stands for Tree Analysis Using New Technology a program that can analyse large data sets (i.e. 300-500 taxa) in reasonable times (minutes to find a shortest tree, hours to produce a reliable consensus).

David L. Swofford, Florida State University: PAUP: Phylogenetic Analysis Using Parsimony (and Other Methods) 4.0 Beta. A software package for inference of evolutionary trees, for use in Macintosh, UNIX/VMS, or Windows/DOS-based formats.

William Parker (2005): Petrified Forest National Park: a Roadlog. PDF file, Guidebook to the Triassic Formations of the Colorado Plateau in northern Arizona: Geology, Paleontology, and History. Sterling J. Nesbitt, William G. Parker, and Randall B. Irmis (eds.) Mesa Southwest Museum, Bulletin No. 9.

Steve Wagner, Paleocurrents.com, Denver Museum of Nature and Science (DMNS): Fossil Preparation. This page describes some common tools and techniques used by paleontologists to repair and trim fossils. See also: Paleobotany Sites, Fossil Protection Links, and Fossil Show Controversy. A look at the debates surrounding commercial fossil excavations and public shows.

Dana L. Royer et al. (2009): Ecology of leaf teeth: A multi-site analysis from an Australian subtropical rainforest. PDF file, American Journal of Botany, 96: 738-750.

W.A. DiMichele et al. (1987): Opportunistic evolution: abiotic environmental stress and the fossil record of plants. PDF file.

Dana L. Royer et al. (2001): Paleobotanical Evidence for Near Present-Day Levels of Atmospheric CO₂ During Part of the Tertiary. PDF file, Science, 292: 2310.

W.A. DiMichele (1994): Ecological patterns in time and space. PDF file, Paleobiology, 20: 89-92.

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