"Cliffs, all over the world, are often exceptionally rich in endemic, rare and endangered plant species. Historically, cliffs have been among the least human-disturbed habitats, but they now face increasing direct and indirect pressures. Human activities, such as recreational rock climbing, can lea...
"The Bamba, Pangarawe and Kakindu outcrops of the Tanga Basin (Tanzania) yielded a diverse plant fossil assemblages, including Pagiophyllum, Voltziopsis, Heidiphyllum, and possibly Sphenobaiera. This composition of the plant fossil assemblage suggests a Middle Triassic age for the fo...
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"Trace fossils preserved with fossil worm-shaped remains suggest the presence of free-living flatworms during the Ordovician at the latest and their occurrence in terrestrial environments during the Permian. The presence of hooks associated with acanthodian and placoderm fishes indicates the existe...
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"Ancient changes in the biosphere, from organismic traits to wholesale ecosystem changes, can be aligned with climate forcing across the Phanerozoic. Clear examples of abrupt climate warming causing biodiversity crises are primarily found between the Permian and Paleogene periods. During these time...
"Census-based approaches to reefal carbonate budgets are increasingly being used to project the near-future fate of tropical coral reefs. Some of the census parameters are difficult to achieve in fossil reef systems, which may be the reason why no census-based estimates of fossil reef carbonate pro...
"Conifers, the most successful group of Permian gymnosperms, dominate the famous Bletterbach (Dolomites, NE-Italy) plant fossil assemblage, a highly diverse and well-documented late Permian (Lopingian) flora. An integrated analysis of morphology, cuticles and isotope geochemistry was carried out on...
"Ecological niche models (ENMs) are an essential modelling technique in biodiversity prediction and conservation and are frequently used to forecast species responses to global changes. Classic species-level models may show limitations as they assume species homogeneity, neglecting intraspecific va...
"Phylogenetic inferences using combined datasets of both extant and extinct species have grown increasingly popular, in part thanks to the development of the fossilized birth–death (FBD) process. The FBD process provides a powerful model for the evolution of past and present lineages and can be use...
