Until the late 20th century, the idea of identifying wildfires in deep time was not generally
accepted. One of the basic problems was the fact that charcoal-like wood fragments, so often …

Rivers have an intricate relationship with the vegetation that colonizes them. Riparian plants,
capable of thriving within river corridors, both respond to and influence geomorphology. Yet …

The end-Devonian to mid-Mississippian time interval has long been known for its
depauperate palaeontological record, especially for tetrapods. This interval encapsulates …

We report on a multi-proxy study of the Carnian Pluvial Episode in the continental Argana
Basin (Morocco) based on mineralogy, geochemistry, paleosols and sedimentary features …

Experimental approaches are often used to better understand the mechanisms behind and
consequences of post-mortem alteration on proxies for diet reconstruction. Dental microwear …

In fluvial environments, extreme floods are often catalysts for substantial geomorphologic
planform change. Despite the significant sediment erosion and deposition associated with …

Here we describe the postcranial skeleton and present the first full-body reconstruction of
the early tetrapod Whatcheeria deltae from the Viséan of Iowa. The skeletal proportions …

The end‐Devonian mass extinction has been framed as a turning point in vertebrate
evolution, enabling the radiation of tetrapods, chondrichthyans and actinopterygians. Until …

Abstract The Lower Mississippian (Tournaisian) Ballagan Formation in SE Scotland yields
tetrapod fossils that provide fresh insights into the critical period when these animals first …

Until recently the immediate aftermath of the Hangenberg event of the Famennian Stage
(Upper Devonian) was considered to have decimated sarcopterygian groups, including …