Reconstructing Terrestrial Paleoclimate and Paleoecology with Fossil Leaves Using Digital Leaf Physiognomy and Leaf Mass Per Area

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10:14 min

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October 25th, 2024

DOI :

10.3791/66838-v

October 25th, 2024

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Alexander J. Lowe¹, Andrew G. Flynn², Matthew J. Butrim³, Aly Baumgartner⁴, Dana L. Royer⁵, Daniel J. Peppe⁶

¹Department of Biology, University of Washington, ²Department of Paleobiology, National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution, ³Department of Geology and Geophysics, Program in Ecology, University of Wyoming, ⁴Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, University of Michigan Herbarium, ⁵Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Wesleyan University, ⁶Department of Geosciences, Baylor University

Summary

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Paleoclimate

Paleoecology

Fossil Leaves

Digital Leaf Physiognomy

Terrestrial Ecosystems

Anthropogenic Impact

Woody Angiosperms

Leaf based Proxies

Functional Relationship

Evolutionary Time Scales

Modern Plants

Chapters in this video

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Introduction

1:57

Digital Preparation of Fossil Leaves for the Measurement of Leaf Physiognomic Traits

5:24

Digital Measurement and Analysis of Continuous Leaf Physiognomic Traits on Fossil Leaves

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