Phytogeography and Paleoecology in Western Europe and Eastern Greenland near the Triassic-Jurassic Boundary
Previous multivariate statistical analyses identified at least seven associations of sporomorphs within a major vegetational group of late Triassic-earliest Jurassic times identified as corresponding to arctic or cool-temperate climatic conditions. Detailed examination of how these associations resp...
| Published in: | PALAIOS |
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| Main Authors: | , |
| Format: | Article in Journal/Newspaper |
| Language: | English |
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2000
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| Online Access: | https://oceanrep.geomar.de/id/eprint/42796/ https://oceanrep.geomar.de/id/eprint/42796/1/Hubbard.pdf https://doi.org/10.2307/3515498 |
| Summary: | Previous multivariate statistical analyses identified at least seven associations of sporomorphs within a major vegetational group of late Triassic-earliest Jurassic times identified as corresponding to arctic or cool-temperate climatic conditions. Detailed examination of how these associations responded to the climatic changes near the Triassic-Jurassic boundary allows them to be classified in terms of their thermophily and drought tolerance. These deductions also give rise to a fairly detailed reconstruction of climatic changes at the time. Consideration of the presumed family affinities of the various sporomorphs gives some support to the climatic interpretations; and allows tentative reconstructions of some of the vegetation. |
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