Mario Coiro · @Lepidodendron
262 followers · 176 posts · Server ecoevo.socialOur work on the evolutionary history of #cycads is out in @newphyt !
We built a #phylogeny with 321 extant and 60 #fossil cycads, and dispelled the myth of the 'living fossil' being left over from the age of the #dinosaurs
https://nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/nph.19010
#Cycads #Phylogeny #fossil #dinosaurs
John Orcutt · @GonzagaMEATLab
210 followers · 42 posts · Server ecoevo.social
#FossilAdventCalendar Day 3
We're jumping to the #Maritimes today to celebrate one of #Canada's 🇨🇦 most important #fossil sites. #NovaScotia's #JogginsFossilCliffs are a window into the #Carboniferous, a period that saw the spread of a new #biome: #forests. The #fossilized #tree on display here at the #RoyalOntarioMuseum is a #lycopsid, a super-sized relative of living #ClubMosses that, along with #cycads, #ferns, and early relatives of #seed #plants made up the #flora of the #Joggins #forest.
#fossiladventcalendar #Maritimes #canada #fossil #novascotia #jogginsfossilcliffs #Carboniferous #biome #forests #fossilized #tree #RoyalOntarioMuseum #lycopsid #clubmosses #Cycads #ferns #seed #plants #flora #joggins #forest