The radiation of vascular plants during the mid to late Paleozoic has been considered one of
the most important drivers of change in Earth's terrestrial environments. Non-marine …

ABSTRACT The Waterloo Farm lagerstätte in South Africa provides a uniquely well‐
preserved record of a Latest Devonian estuarine ecosystem. Ecological evidence from it is …

Abstract Background and Aims The evolution of complex rooting systems during the
Devonian had significant impacts on global terrestrial ecosystems and the evolution of plant …

Abstract Paralycopodites Morey & Morey, a Carboniferous‐age arboreous lycopsid that
grew in the tropical wetlands of Pangea, is the phylogenetically basalmost member of the …

Central New South Wales, Australia, has a rich fossil record of Late Devonian (Famennian)
fossil fish (eight species, mostly Bothriolepis and Remigolepis) and a single tetrapod …

As one of the five major extinction events in Earth history, the Frasnian-Famennian boundary
(FFB) crisis caused dramatic reductions in marine and terrestrial diversity. The effects of this …

Abstract The Silurian–Devonian plant radiation was an event triggered by the progressive
colonization of subaerial habitats. Nevertheless, it is still unclear whether this radiation was …

Lycopsids evolved arborescent and sub-arborescent growth habits and played a major
paleoecological role during the late Palaeozoic. Here we provide an overview of lycopsid …

Abstract Mid to Late Devonian witnessed the emergence of the first forest and global flora
prosperity on the Earth. West Junggar, a distinct sub-terrain of the Kazakhstan Paleoblock, in …

Abstract During the Devonian Period plants first reached forest stature, impacting chemical
weathering of rocks, fluvial systems, atmospheric composition and possibly aquatic …