No high Tibetan plateau until the Neogene
The Late Paleogene surface height and paleoenvironment for the core area of the Qinghai-
Tibetan Plateau (QTP) remain critically unresolved. Here, we report the discovery of the …
Tibetan Plateau (QTP) remain critically unresolved. Here, we report the discovery of the …
Phytoliths in paleoecology: analytical considerations, current use, and future directions
Phytoliths, microscopic plant silica bodies, are often preserved in modern and fossil soils
and sediment, as well as in archaeological contexts. They record unique characteristics of …
and sediment, as well as in archaeological contexts. They record unique characteristics of …
The relation between global palm distribution and climate
Fossil palms provide qualitative evidence of (sub-) tropical conditions and frost-free winters
in the geological past, including modern cold climate regions (eg, boreal, or polar climates) …
in the geological past, including modern cold climate regions (eg, boreal, or polar climates) …
A review of palm macrofossils from India and perspectives
Palms, regarded as a model group for megathermal forest evolution, are well represented in
the fossil record, where they are one of the earliest recognizable modern angiosperm …
the fossil record, where they are one of the earliest recognizable modern angiosperm …
[HTML][HTML] Coleoptera from the middle-upper Eocene European ambers: generic composition, zoogeography and climatic implications
VI Alekseev - Zootaxa, 2017 - mapress.com
The paper contains a review of coleopteran genera known from Baltic, Bitterfeld and Rovno
amber localities. Altogether 420 genera (191 extinct and 229 extant) from 78 families are …
amber localities. Altogether 420 genera (191 extinct and 229 extant) from 78 families are …
Eocene giant ants, Arctic intercontinental dispersal, and hyperthermals revisited: discovery of fossil Titanomyrma (Hymenoptera: Formicidae: Formiciinae) in the cool …
SB Archibald, RW Mathewes, A Aase - The Canadian Entomologist, 2023 - cambridge.org
We examine the implications for intercontinental dispersal of the extinct ant genus,
Titanomyrma Archibald et al.(Hymenoptera: Formicidae: Formiciinae), following the …
Titanomyrma Archibald et al.(Hymenoptera: Formicidae: Formiciinae), following the …
Biotic interchange through lowlands of Tibetan Plateau suture zones during Paleogene
A substantial biotic interchange took place between Gondwanan India and Laurasia
immediately following the India-Eurasia collision. Located just north of the collision zone, the …
immediately following the India-Eurasia collision. Located just north of the collision zone, the …
A review of paleobotanical studies of the Early Eocene Okanagan (Okanogan) Highlands floras of British Columbia, Canada, and Washington, USA
DR Greenwood, KB Pigg, JF Basinger… - Canadian Journal of …, 2016 - cdnsciencepub.com
The history of plant fossil collecting in the Okanagan (Okanogan) Highlands of British
Columbia and northeastern Washington is closely intertwined with the history of geological …
Columbia and northeastern Washington is closely intertwined with the history of geological …
Modernisation of the Hymenoptera: ants, bees, wasps, and sawflies of the early Eocene Okanagan Highlands of western North America
SB Archibald, AP Rasnitsyn, DJ Brothers… - The Canadian …, 2018 - cambridge.org
Most major modern families of Hymenoptera were established in the Mesozoic, but the
diversifications within ecologically key trophic guilds and lineages that significantly influence …
diversifications within ecologically key trophic guilds and lineages that significantly influence …
[HTML][HTML] Paleobotanical proxies for early Eocene climates and ecosystems in northern North America from middle to high latitudes
Early Eocene climates were globally warm, with ice-free conditions at both poles. Early
Eocene polar landmasses supported extensive forest ecosystems of a primarily temperate …
Eocene polar landmasses supported extensive forest ecosystems of a primarily temperate …