Cretaceous wildfires and their impact on the Earth system

SAE Brown, AC Scott, IJ Glasspool, ME Collinson - Cretaceous research, 2012 - Elsevier
A comprehensive compilation of literature on global Cretaceous charcoal occurrences
shows that from the Valanginian on throughout the Cretaceous, terrestrial sedimentary …

[HTML][HTML] Early Cretaceous angiosperm radiation in northeastern Gondwana: Insights from island biogeography theory

H Boukhamsin, D Peyrot, M Vecoli, V Paumard… - Earth-Science …, 2023 - Elsevier
Abstract The Early Cretaceous palynological successions record one of the earliest waves of
angiosperm radiation in several low-latitude localities, including the Arabian Plate. The …

Fire and the spread of flowering plants in the Cretaceous

WJ Bond, AC Scott - New Phytologist, 2010 - Wiley Online Library
We suggest that the spread of angiosperms in the Cretaceous was facilitated by novel fire
regimes. Angiosperms were capable of high productivity and therefore accumulated …

Hot, dry, wet, cold or toxic? Revisiting the ecological significance of leaf and cuticular micromorphology

M Haworth, J McElwain - Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology …, 2008 - Elsevier
Fossil plant morphological traits have been used extensively as palaeoenvironment and
palaeoclimate indicators. Xeromorphic features are considered to be structural adaptations …

Cheirolepidiacean foliage and pollen from Cretaceous high-latitudes of southeastern Australia

AMP Tosolini, S McLoughlin, BE Wagstaff… - Gondwana …, 2015 - Elsevier
Cheirolepidiaceae leaves and pollen are recorded from Valanginian–Albian strata of
southeastern Australia that were deposited at high-latitudes under cool, moist climates in …

Pseudofrenelopsis dinisii, a new species of the extinct conifer family Cheirolepidiaceae from the probable lower Hauterivian (Cretaceous) of western Portugal

MM Mendes, J Kvaček, JA Doyle - Review of Palaeobotany and …, 2023 - Elsevier
The Cheirolepidiaceae are an extinct family of conifers that was highly diverse during the
Mesozoic, particularly at lower latitudes. Cheirolepidiaceous remains assigned to the …

A review of the Hirmeriellaceae (Cheirolepidiaceae) wood

F Thevenard, O Chernomorets, JD Moreau… - IAWA Journal, 2022 - brill.com
The Hirmeriellaceae are an extinct family of Mesozoic conifers. Their foliage has been
described in the genera Brachyphyllum, Frenelopsis, Pseudofrenelopsis, etc., while their …

New evidence of the architecture and affinity of fossil trees from the Jurassic Purbeck Forest of southern England

DC Steart, J Needham, C Strullu-Derrien… - Botany …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
We document the habit and affinity of the most complete Mesozoic Era tree to be excavated
in the UK. The fossil was found in situ in a palaeosol of the Upper Jurassic Purbeck Group of …

Phytogeographic, stratigraphic, and paleoclimatic significance of Pseudofrenelopsis capillata sp. nov. from the Lower Cretaceous Crato Formation, Brazil

PA Sucerquia, MEC Bernardes-de-Oliveira… - Review of palaeobotany …, 2015 - Elsevier
Coniferales are represented during the Early Cretaceous in northern South America both by
macrofossils and palynomorphs of the families Araucariaceae and Cheirolepidiaceae …

Araucariaceous fossil woods from the Upper Triassic Ischigualasto Formation (San Juan Province, Argentina): paleofloristic and paleoclimatic implications

J Bodnar, AJ Sagasti, GA Correa, V Miranda… - Journal of …, 2022 - cambridge.org
In this contribution, fossil woods from the Valle de La Luna Member of the Upper Triassic
Ischigualasto Formation at Ischigualasto Provincial Park, San Juan Province, Argentina, are …