Countershading was one of the first proposed mechanisms of camouflage [1, 2]. A dark
dorsum and light ventrum counteract the gradient created by illumination from above …

Angiosperms, a trigger for the Cretaceous Terrestrial Revolution (KTR), underwent a rapid
expansion and occupied all the environments during the Mid-Upper Cretaceous. Yet …

Baltic amber is a rich source of fossilized organisms and a valuable tool for evolutionary,
biogeographical and palaeoenvironmental research. Because it is found in several deposits …

In this contribution, we report the palynology, organic petrography and carbon isotopes for
the# 16 Seam in the Lower Cretaceous Yimin Formation of the Hailar Basin, Inner Mongolia …

Abstract The Jurassic System in the Sichuan Basin of eastern Asia is represented by the
extensive development of massive thick red beds, mainly composed of purplish-red …

Phanerozoic sinter deposits have been reported globally, with their identification mainly
based on sedimentological, petrological, and mineralogical studies. In this study, a detailed …

A permineralised gymnosperm wood, Xenoxylon yunnanensis Feng sp. nov., is described
from the Middle Jurassic Shaximiao Formation in Huize County, Yunnan Province …

Fossil wood is one of the significant proxies for terrestrial paleoclimate and
paleogeographical reconstruction in Earth history. Abundant and diversified Mesozoic fossil …

Diverse and rich fossil wood records have been documented from the Mesozoic of Liaoning
Province, NE China. The Tiaojishan Formation (mainly distributed in Beipiao, Chaoyang …

A permineralized gymnospermous wood, Xenoxylon junggarensis sp. nov., is described
from the Norian (upper Triassic) Huangshanjie Formation in Dalongkou Section, Jimsar …