In the Carboniferous, terrestrial vegetation became widespread, diverse and abundant. The
resulting fossil record has proved to be an effective biostratigraphic tool for intra-and …

▪ Abstract Studies of plant and animal assemblages from both the terrestrial and the marine
fossil records reveal persistence for extensive periods of geological time, sometimes millions …

Premise of research. The Late Paleozoic Ice Age was the last extensive pre-Pleistocene ice
age. It includes many climate changes of different intensities, permitting examination of …

The late Paleozoic earth experienced alternation between glacial and non‐glacial climates
at multiple temporal scales, accompanied by atmospheric CO2 fluctuations and global …

We evaluate the influences of elevation and climate on the spatio-temporal distribution of
wetland and dryland biomes during the Pennsylvanian and early Permian in tropical …

Diverse wetland vegetation flourished at the margins of the Midland Basin in north-central
Texas during the Pennsylvanian Period. Extensive coastal swamps and an ever-wet, tropical …

Wetland floras narrowly define perceptions of Pennsylvanian tropical ecosystems, the so-
called Coal Age. Such wetlands reflect humid to perhumid climate, leading to …

Abstract The Late Mississippian and Pennsylvanian have been referred to as the Coal Age
due to enormous paleotropical peat accumulations (coal beds). Numerous fossil floras have …

An analysis of 68 floras from the Pennsylvanian and Early Permian of Euramerica reveals
distinct patterns of environmental distribution. Wetland assemblages are the most commonly …

In this essay we examine the fossil record of land plants, focusing on the late Paleozoic. We
explore the nature of this record in terms of what is preserved, where, why and with what …