Evidence for coal forest refugia in the seasonally dry Pennsylvanian tropical lowlands of the Illinois Basin, USA

The Moscovian plant macroflora at Cottage Grove southeastern Illinois, USA, is a key example of Pennsylvanian (323–299 Million years ago) dryland vegetation. There is currently no palynological data from the same stratigraphic horizons as the plant macrofossils, leaves and other vegetative and repro...

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Main Authors: Cindy V. Looy, Robert A. Stevenson, Thomas B. Van Hoof, Luke Mander
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: PeerJ Inc. 2014-11-01
Series:PeerJ
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Online Access:https://peerj.com/articles/630.pdf