Phrases with «plant fossils»

"Plant fossils" refers to the preserved remains or traces of plants that lived a long time ago. They can include things like leaves, stems, roots, or even pollen. These fossils help scientists learn about ancient plant life and how it has changed throughout history. Full definition

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Sentences with «plant fossils»

  • We review the extensive record of plant fossils before, at, and after the Cretaceous - Paleogene event horizons, recognizing that key differences between plants and other organisms have important implications for understanding the patterns of environmental change associated with the Cretaceous - Paleogene event. (pubs.geoscienceworld.org)
  • The compound leaves of Potomacapnos apeleutheron identify the 120 million - year - old plant fossil as the earliest known North American member of the eudicots, the largest group of flowering plants. (sciencedaily.com)
  • The coexistence approach — A method for quantitative reconstructions of Tertiary terrestrial palaeoclimate data using plant fossils (pubs.geoscienceworld.org)
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