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  2. Paleobotany - Wikipedia

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    Macroscopic remains of true vascular plants are first found in the fossil record during the Silurian Period of the Paleozoic era. Some dispersed, fragmentary fossils of disputed affinity, primarily spores and cuticles, have been found in rocks from the Ordovician Period in Oman, and are thought to derive from liverwort- or moss-grade fossil ...

  3. Wattieza - Wikipedia

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    The fossilized grove of "Gilboa stumps" discovered at Gilboa, New York, were described as Eospermatopteris, though the complete plant remained unknown. These fossils have been described as the earliest known trees , standing 8 m (26 ft) or more tall, resembling the unrelated modern tree fern .

  4. Calamites - Wikipedia

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    Calamites is a genus of extinct arborescent (tree-like) horsetails to which the modern horsetails (genus Equisetum) are closely related. [1] Unlike their herbaceous modern cousins, these plants were medium-sized trees, growing to heights of 30–50 meters (100–160 feet). [2]

  5. Paleontology - Wikipedia

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    Paleontology (/ ˌ p eɪ l i ɒ n ˈ t ɒ l ə dʒ i, ˌ p æ l i-,-ən-/ PAY-lee-on-TOL-ə-jee, PAL-ee-, -⁠ən-), also spelled palaeontology [a] or palæontology, is the scientific study of life that existed prior to the start of the Holocene epoch (roughly 11,700 years before present).

  6. Paleobiota of the London Clay - Wikipedia

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    Fossil seed capsules of the genus Euphorbia, found in London Clay. A list of prehistoric and extant species whose fossils have been found in the London Clay, which underlies large areas of southeast England. Plant fossils, especially seeds and fruits, are found in abundance and have been collected from the London Clay for almost 300 years. [1]

  7. Petrified wood - Wikipedia

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    In some instances, the original structure of the stem tissue may be partially retained. Unlike other plant fossils, which are typically impressions or compressions, petrified wood is a three-dimensional representation of the original organic material. The petrifaction process occurs underground, when wood becomes buried in water or volcanic ash.

  8. Millions of ancient fossils were discovered underneath a ...

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    The fossils include unique species of fish that had never been found in the area before. The discovery is reshaping views on California geology with the possibility of extinct islands.

  9. Paleoflora of the Eocene Okanagan Highlands - Wikipedia

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    The paleoflora of the Eocene Okanagan Highlands includes all plant and fungi fossils preserved in the Eocene Okanagan Highlands Lagerstätten.The highlands are a series of Early Eocene geological formations which span an 1,000 km (620 mi) transect of British Columbia, Canada and Washington state, United States and are known for the diverse and detailed plant fossils which represent an upland ...