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 …

The hypothesis that destructive mass extinctions enable creative evolutionary radiations
(creative destruction) is central to classic concepts of macroevolution,. However, the relative …

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

Abstract Information on Devonian and Carboniferous paleosols is limited. In this paper,
published data (about 50 sources) on findings of these paleosols mostly on the territory of …

Scotland's Earth resources, which include minerals, hydrocarbons, water and hydro energy,
have for many centuries provided a driver for population and economic growth. The nature …

Horseshoe crabs are archetypal marine chelicerates with a fossil record extending from the
Lower Ordovician to today. The major horseshoe crab groups are thought to have arisen in …

Rugose corals are one of the major fossil groups in shallow-water environments. They
played an important role in dividing and correlating Carboniferous strata during the last …

Tetrapod trace fossils (primarily footprints) provide significant insight into some major events
of the Paleozoic evolution of tetrapods. The oldest fossils of tetrapods are Middle Devonian …

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

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 …