NECLIME working group on plant macrofossils
Coordination: Boglárka Erdei, Torsten Utescher
The NECLIME working group on plant macrofossils was established to promote nearest
living relative approaches for environmental reconstructions through discussing
the latest results in the fields of plant taxonomy and identification
of fossil leaves, seeds and fruits. Therefore, this working group focuses
on newly established fossil species of interest to NECLIME, and the identification
of their most appropriate nearest living relatives. Taphonomic processes
in leaves, fruits and seeds are also of great interest due to their influence
on the plant fossil record.
Furthermore, various paleoclimatic techniques applied on leaves
(e.g. CLAMP and Coexistence Approach) are compared in details to analyze
fundamental and methodological differences, strengths and weaknesses,
and their potential impact on large-scale reconstructions.
Another emphasis lies on the further development of the Whole
Plant Concept in close co-operation with the NECLIME working group on
palynology.
Forthcoming meeting
Information on forthcoming events will be announced at Workshops.
Past workshops and reports
4. workshop, Sofia (Bulgaria), 2018 - Report
3. workshop, Brno (Czech Republic), 2017
2. workshop, Sofia (Bulgaria), 2012 - Report
1. workshop, Budapest (Hungary), 2011 - Report
1. pre-meeting, Frankfurt (Germany), 2010 - Report
Useful links
Cleared
leaf database
This site displays scanned images of a collection of cleared leaf samples of extant plants from all over the world which are stored in the Paleobotanical Laboratory of the National Museum of Nature and Science in Ibaraki, Japan.
Cleared
leaf collection
Online picture database of the Palaeontology collection and Modern
Cleared Leaves by University of California, Museum of Paleontology
CLAMP
Climate Leaf Analysis Multivariante Program; find
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