The Quaternary plant fossil record from the volcanic Islands of Azores (Portugal, North Atlantic Ocean): a review
Plant fossils are known from the Azores Islands, yet poorly studied. We present a comprehensive bibliographical review for the archipelago. A first pre-scientific reference dates from late fifteenth century, while the first scientific description was reported in 1821, accounting for trunks in pyrocl...
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ftunivlisboa:oai:repositorio.ul.pt:10451/51614 2023-05-15T17:33:52+02:00 The Quaternary plant fossil record from the volcanic Islands of Azores (Portugal, North Atlantic Ocean): a review Góis-Marques, Carlos A. De Nascimento, Lea Menezes de Sequeira, Miguel Fernández-Palacios, Jose Maria Madeira, José 2022-03-07T11:21:43Z http://hdl.handle.net/10451/51614 https://doi.org/10.1080/08912963.2018.1444761 eng eng Taylor and Francis M1420- 09-5369-FSE-000001 info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/FCT/5876/147355/PT https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/08912963.2018.1444761 http://hdl.handle.net/10451/51614 doi:10.1080/08912963.2018.1444761 openAccess http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ CC-BY-NC-ND NATURAL SCIENCES Earth sciences Biology article 2022 ftunivlisboa https://doi.org/10.1080/08912963.2018.1444761 2022-05-25T18:44:04Z Plant fossils are known from the Azores Islands, yet poorly studied. We present a comprehensive bibliographical review for the archipelago. A first pre-scientific reference dates from late fifteenth century, while the first scientific description was reported in 1821, accounting for trunks in pyroclastic units and silicified plants within hydrothermal deposits. Throughout the second-half of the nineteenth century and the first-half of the twentieth century, prospection by naturalists and geological mapping work, led to the discovery and description of plant fossils in most islands. From the 1970s onwards, the taxonomic interest ceased, and plant fossils were used mainly for 14C dating. Recently, sediment cores from lakes and peatlands were used for palaeoecological reconstructions and to measure anthropogenic impacts. Generally, plant fossils are younger than 50 ka, although older fossils may exist. Azorean plant fossils include somatofossils of leaves, stems, logs and seeds preserved as impressions, compressions, adpressions, permineralizations, lava tree casts and mummifications. The taphonomy of macrofloral elements is usually related to explosive volcanic activity, while palynological record is associated with lake sediments and peat bogs. The persistence in palaeobotanical and palaeopalynological studies will decisively contribute to disentangle the paleodiversity, palaeoecology, and add crucial information on insular plant phylogeny and biogeography. info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion Article in Journal/Newspaper North Atlantic Universidade de Lisboa: repositório.UL Historical Biology 1 17 |
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Plant fossils are known from the Azores Islands, yet poorly studied. We present a comprehensive bibliographical review for the archipelago. A first pre-scientific reference dates from late fifteenth century, while the first scientific description was reported in 1821, accounting for trunks in pyroclastic units and silicified plants within hydrothermal deposits. Throughout the second-half of the nineteenth century and the first-half of the twentieth century, prospection by naturalists and geological mapping work, led to the discovery and description of plant fossils in most islands. From the 1970s onwards, the taxonomic interest ceased, and plant fossils were used mainly for 14C dating. Recently, sediment cores from lakes and peatlands were used for palaeoecological reconstructions and to measure anthropogenic impacts. Generally, plant fossils are younger than 50 ka, although older fossils may exist. Azorean plant fossils include somatofossils of leaves, stems, logs and seeds preserved as impressions, compressions, adpressions, permineralizations, lava tree casts and mummifications. The taphonomy of macrofloral elements is usually related to explosive volcanic activity, while palynological record is associated with lake sediments and peat bogs. The persistence in palaeobotanical and palaeopalynological studies will decisively contribute to disentangle the paleodiversity, palaeoecology, and add crucial information on insular plant phylogeny and biogeography. info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion |
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The Quaternary plant fossil record from the volcanic Islands of Azores (Portugal, North Atlantic Ocean): a review |
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The Quaternary plant fossil record from the volcanic Islands of Azores (Portugal, North Atlantic Ocean): a review |
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The Quaternary plant fossil record from the volcanic Islands of Azores (Portugal, North Atlantic Ocean): a review |
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The Quaternary plant fossil record from the volcanic Islands of Azores (Portugal, North Atlantic Ocean): a review |
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The Quaternary plant fossil record from the volcanic Islands of Azores (Portugal, North Atlantic Ocean): a review |
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quaternary plant fossil record from the volcanic islands of azores (portugal, north atlantic ocean): a review |
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