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Root Casts

Root Casts is a type of plant trace fossil that forms when sediment or mineral material fills the void left by a decomposed root, preserving its external morphology as a three-dimensional replica.

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2017–2026

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Rhizoliths in terrestrial carbonates: classification, recognition, genesis and significance

Colin F. Klappa · Sedimentology · 1980 · 678 citations

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A physiological mechanism for the formation of root casts

Michael D. Cramer, Heidi‐Jayne Hawkins · Palaeogeography Palaeoclimatology Palaeoecology · 2009 · 76 citations

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Distribution, origin, and hydraulic influence of fractures in a clay-rich glacial deposit

L. D. McKay, Johnny Fredericia · Canadian Geotechnical Journal · 1995 · 66 citations

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Paleoenvironments of root casts from the Koobi Fora Formation, Kenya

Andrew Cohen · Journal of Sedimentary Research · 1982 · 66 citations

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Geochemistry and early diagenesis of mammal-bearing concretions from the Sucker Creek Formation (Miocene) of southeastern Oregon

Kevin F. Downing, Lisa Ellyn Park · Palaios · 1998 · 33 citations

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Authors

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  1. AC
    Andrew Cohen

    University of California, Davis, United States

    1 publications · 66 citations

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  2. CF
    Colin F. Klappa

    Memorial University of Newfoundland, Canada

    1 publications · 678 citations

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  3. JE
    Julian E. Andrews

    University of East Anglia, United Kingdom

    1 publications · 19 citations

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  4. AJ
    A. J. Thomson

    Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation, United States

    1 publications · 11 citations

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  5. MD
    Michael D. Cramer

    University of Cape Town, South Africa

    1 publications · 76 citations

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Institutions

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  1. University of Akron

    Akron, United States

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    33 citations

  2. Middle East Technical University

    Ankara, Türkiye

    1 h-index

    2 publications

    32 citations

  3. Appalachian State University

    Boone, United States

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    19 citations

  4. ARC Resources (Canada)

    Calgary, Canada

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    678 citations

  5. University of Liverpool

    Liverpool, United Kingdom

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    678 citations

  6. Shell (Netherlands)

    The Hague, The Netherlands

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    15 citations

  7. University of Cape Town

    Rondebosch, South Africa

    1 h-index

    2 publications

    152 citations

  8. University of East Anglia

    Norwich, United Kingdom

    1 h-index

    2 publications

    38 citations

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Venues

  1. Journal of Sedimentary Research

    JSR · 4 publications · 121 citations

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  2. Canadian Geotechnical Journal

    1 publications · 66 citations

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  3. International Geology Review

    1 publications · 16 citations

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  4. Canadian Journal of Zoology

    1 publications · 11 citations

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  5. Palaios

    1 publications · 33 citations

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