Abstract Background and Aims The evolution of complex rooting systems during the
Devonian had significant impacts on global terrestrial ecosystems and the evolution of plant …

Abstract The Early Devonian Rhynie chert preserves the earliest terrestrial ecosystem and
informs our understanding of early life on land. However, our knowledge of the 3D structure …

Following its predecessors, Plant Roots: The Hidden Half, Fifth Edition is thoroughly updated
and reports the major changes that have taken place in root research since the last edition …

Abstract Background and Aims Fossil plants are found as fragmentary remains and
understanding them as natural species requires assembly of whole-organism concepts that …

Protolepidodendralean lycopsids are characteristic of morphologically complex leaves. Most
taxa of this group are herbaceous and widely distributed in global Devonian sediments, with …

Systematic analysis of the stable carbon isotopic composition of fossil land plants (δ 13 C p)
has the potential to offer new insights regarding paleoclimate variation and plant …

Devonian spores were systematically studied from four sections (251 Hill, G217 Highway,
Hujiersite and Gannaren) in West Junggar, North Xinjiang, China. All four sections belong …

As one of the five major extinction events in Earth history, the Frasnian-Famennian boundary
(FFB) crisis caused dramatic reductions in marine and terrestrial diversity. The effects of this …

Abstract Mid to Late Devonian witnessed the emergence of the first forest and global flora
prosperity on the Earth. West Junggar, a distinct sub-terrain of the Kazakhstan Paleoblock, in …

The Selaginella rhizophore is a unique and enigmatic organ whose homology with roots,
shoots, or neither of the two remains unresolved. Nevertheless, rhizophore‐like organs have …