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Root Trace Formation

Root Trace Formation is a methodological construct in environmental archaeology that identifies and analyzes preserved morphological imprints of plant roots in sedimentary matrices to infer past vegetation and soil conditions.

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2017–2026

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Publications

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Very large plant and root traces from the Early to Middle Devonian: Implications for early terrestrial ecosystems and atmospheric p(CO2)

Jennifer M. Elick, Steven G. Driese, Claudia I. Mora · Geology · 1998 · 86 citations

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Evidence from Paleosols for the Geological Antiquity of Rain Forest

Gregory J. Retallack, Judit Germán-Heins · Science · 1994 · 54 citations

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The paleoecological and paleoenvironmental importance of root traces: Plant distribution and topographic significance of root patterns in Upper Cretaceous paleosols

Diego Luciano Nascimento, Alessandro Batezelli, Francisco Sérgio Bernardes Ladeira · CATENA · 2018 · 49 citations

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142Nd evidence for an enriched Hadean reservoir in cratonic roots

Dewashish Upadhyay, Erik E. Scherer, Klaus Mezger · Nature · 2009 · 49 citations

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Age and evolution of the deep continental root beneath the central Rae craton, northern Canada

Jingao Liu, Amy Riches, D. Graham Pearson et al. · Precambrian Research · 2015 · 37 citations

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Authors

33

  1. AB
    Alessandro Batezelli

    Universidade Estadual de Campinas (UNICAMP), Brazil

    1 publications · 49 citations

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  2. MS
    Michael Scherer‐Lorenzen

    University of Freiburg, Germany

    1 publications · 26 citations

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  3. RW
    R. W. Snaydon

    University of Reading, United Kingdom

    1 publications · 20 citations

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  4. JG
    Judit Germán-Heins

    Eötvös Loránd University, Hungary

    1 publications · 54 citations

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  5. JA
    John A. Finn

    Teagasc - The Irish Agriculture and Food Development Authority, Ireland

    1 publications · 26 citations

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Institutions

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  1. Institute of Geology and Geophysics

    Beijing, China

    1 h-index

    3 publications

    36 citations

  2. Geological Survey of Canada

    Ottawa, Canada

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    37 citations

  3. Teagasc - The Irish Agriculture and Food Development Authority

    Carlow, Ireland

    1 h-index

    2 publications

    52 citations

  4. University of Freiburg

    Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany

    1 h-index

    2 publications

    52 citations

  5. University of Tennessee at Knoxville

    Knoxville, United States

    1 h-index

    3 publications

    258 citations

  6. University of Oxford

    Oxford, United Kingdom

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    26 citations

  7. University of Alberta

    Edmonton, Canada

    1 h-index

    5 publications

    185 citations

  8. Chinese Academy of Sciences

    Beijing, China

    1 h-index

    3 publications

    36 citations

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Venues

  1. Plant and Soil

    2 publications · 46 citations

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  2. Science

    1 publications · 54 citations

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  3. Precambrian Research

    1 publications · 37 citations

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  4. Chinese Science Bulletin

    1 publications · 12 citations

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  5. Nature

    1 publications · 49 citations

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