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Fossil Plants

Fossil Plants is a category of plant organisms known solely from their preserved remains, impressions, or traces in the geological record, which document the composition, morphology, and evolution of past floras.

5.3K

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226.5K

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7.4K

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2.1K

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2017–2026

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Microfossils of the Early Archean Apex Chert: New Evidence of the Antiquity of Life

J. William Schopf · Science · 1993 · 1.3K citations

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Stomatal Size in Fossil Plants: Evidence for Polyploidy in Majority of Angiosperms

Jane Masterson · Science · 1994 · 1.2K citations

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Glomalean Fungi from the Ordovician

Dirk Redecker, Robin B. Kodner, Linda E. Graham · Science · 2000 · 1.2K citations

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Paleobotany and the Evolution of Plants

R. M. Schuster, Wilson N. Stewart, Gar W. Rothwell · The Bryologist · 1994 · 1.1K citations

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Molecular Evidence for the Early Colonization of Land by Fungi and Plants

Daniel S. Heckman, David M. Geiser, Brooke R. Eidell et al. · Science · 2001 · 1K citations

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Authors

7.4K

  1. TN
    Thomas N. Taylor

    The Ohio State University, United States

    102 publications · 5.3K citations

    38

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  2. DL
    David L. Dilcher

    Indiana University Bloomington, United States

    72 publications · 3.6K citations

    32

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  3. PR
    Peter R. Crane

    Field Museum of Natural History, United States

    40 publications · 2.9K citations

    32

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  4. GW
    Gar W. Rothwell

    Ohio University, United States

    56 publications · 3.5K citations

    32

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  5. PS
    Patrick S. Herendeen

    Brooklyn Botanic Garden, United States

    49 publications · 2.3K citations

    31

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Institutions

2.1K

  1. Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique

    Paris, France

    46 h-index

    317 publications

    16.7K citations

  2. Chinese Academy of Sciences

    Beijing, China

    45 h-index

    612 publications

    24.4K citations

  3. Swedish Museum of Natural History

    Stockholm, Sweden

    45 h-index

    186 publications

    10.5K citations

  4. Royal Holloway University of London

    Egham, United Kingdom

    44 h-index

    149 publications

    9.4K citations

  5. Smithsonian Institution

    Washington, United States

    41 h-index

    140 publications

    10.2K citations

  6. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas

    Buenos Aires, Argentina

    40 h-index

    316 publications

    10.7K citations

  7. Nanjing Institute of Geology and Paleontology

    Nanjing, China

    39 h-index

    350 publications

    13.5K citations

  8. American Museum of Natural History

    New York, United States

    38 h-index

    206 publications

    10.9K citations

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Venues

  1. Science

    93 publications · 16.9K citations

    57

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  2. American Journal of Botany

    343 publications · 13.3K citations

    56

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  3. Review of Palaeobotany and Palynology

    281 publications · 11.2K citations

    50

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  4. Palaeogeography Palaeoclimatology Palaeoecology

    133 publications · 6.1K citations

    45

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  5. International Journal of Plant Sciences

    IJPS · 166 publications · 5.8K citations

    43

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