Reconstructing Terrestrial Paleoclimate and Paleoecology with Fossil Leaves Using Digital Leaf Physiognomy and Leaf Mass Per AreaAlexander J. Lowe 1, Andrew G. Flynn 2, Matthew J. Butrim 3, Aly Baumgartner 4, Dana L. Royer 5, Daniel J. Peppe 6
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
The protocol presented shows digital measurement and analysis of continuous leaf physiognomic traits on fossil leaves to reconstruct paleoclimate and paleoecology using the digital leaf physiognomy and leaf mass per area reconstruction methods.
