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| '''Paleobotany''' (from the ] words ''paleon'' = old and ''votany'' = plant) is the branch of ] dealing with the recovery and identification of ] remains from ] contexts, and their use in the reconstruction of past environments. It shares some common ground with ] (the study of spores and pollen) and is important in the reconstruction of prehistoric ecological systems, known as ]. | '''Paleobotany''' (from the ] words ''paleon'' = old and ''votany'' = plant) is the branch of ] dealing with the recovery and identification of ] remains from ] contexts, and their use in the reconstruction of past environments. It shares some common ground with ] (the study of spores and pollen) and is important in the reconstruction of prehistoric ecological systems, known as ]. | ||
| Plant remains are found in the ] record from the ] period onwards, although they did not become significant until the Late ] period. Plant-derived macrofossils include ] trunks, ]s, and ]. | Plant remains are found in the ] record from the ] period onwards, although they did not become significant until the Late ] period. Some dispersed, fragmentary fossils of questionable origin (spores, "tubes", and cuticles) have also been found in rocks from the ]. Plant-derived macrofossils include ] trunks, ]s, and ]. | ||
| See also: ] | See also: ] | ||
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Paleobotany (from the Greek words paleon = old and votany = plant) is the branch of paleontology dealing with the recovery and identification of plant remains from geological contexts, and their use in the reconstruction of past environments. It shares some common ground with palynology (the study of spores and pollen) and is important in the reconstruction of prehistoric ecological systems, known as paleoecology.
Plant remains are found in the fossil record from the Silurian period onwards, although they did not become significant until the Late Devonian period. Some dispersed, fragmentary fossils of questionable origin (spores, "tubes", and cuticles) have also been found in rocks from the Ordovician Period. Plant-derived macrofossils include tree trunks, fronds, and roots.
See also: Kaspar Maria von Sternberg