Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Luisa C. Pusch, Christian F. Kammerer, Joerg Froebisch
Summary: Researchers re-described the specimen of Bolotridon frerensis using computed tomography (CT) reconstruction, providing new information on its palatal and internal anatomy. New endocranial characters identified for this taxon suggest a more crownward phylogenetic position than previously hypothesized.
Article
Paleontology
Bryan M. Gee, Christian A. Sidor
Summary: The study reveals a diverse record of temnospondyls in the upper Fremouw Formation of Antarctica. The discovery of a non-capitosaur fossil suggests nuanced patterns in global clade distribution, highlighting previously unrecognized ecological and physiological differences.
JOURNAL OF VERTEBRATE PALEONTOLOGY
(2021)
Article
Plant Sciences
Artai A. Santos, Xin Wang
Summary: The study introduces a cone-like organ named Combina gen. nov., which shows similarities to carpels in angiosperms, indicating a possible connection between Triassic plants and early angiosperms.
Article
Geosciences, Multidisciplinary
Ali Murat Kilic
Summary: The present study of Middle Triassic conodonts from the Kocaeli Peninsula in western Turkey identified over 10 species, providing insights into the Early and Middle Triassic time constraints. The Anisian conodonts from the Kocaeli Peninsula show a faunal affinity with Bulgaria and represent characteristics of the Tethys. Strong homeomorphy in the Anisian of western North America is discussed.
JOURNAL OF EARTH SCIENCE
(2021)
Article
Evolutionary Biology
Chenchen Shen, Gloria Arratia
Summary: A detailed morphological re-description and phylogenetic analysis revealed that Wushaichthys is a member of the new superfamily Thoracopteroidea, as part of the newly proposed Wushaichthyidae fam. nov. The study confirmed Wushaichthys as a thoracopteroid, but not a thoracopterid, significantly contributing to the understanding of the taxonomy and systematics of thoracopteroids.
JOURNAL OF SYSTEMATIC PALAEONTOLOGY
(2021)
Article
Plant Sciences
Li Lin, Yao-Bin Song, Yikang Li, Leo Goudzwaard, Richard S. P. van Logtestijn, Chenhui Chang, Rob Broekman, Jurgen van Hal, Juan Zuo, Frank J. Sterck, Lourens Poorter, Ute Sass-Klaassen, Mariet M. Hefting, Johannes H. C. Cornelissen
Summary: This study quantitatively linked the functional traits, decomposability, and afterlife effects of the inner and outer bark for the first time. We emphasize the importance of separating the functional traits and ecological consequences of the inner and outer bark in research on bark ecology and deadwood dynamics, rather than incorrectly considering bark as a homogeneous tissue. Such research will help to better evaluate the function-oriented contribution of bark to the turnover of forest carbon and biogeochemical cycles from local to global scale.
JOURNAL OF ECOLOGY
(2022)
Article
Ecology
Ayano Oka, Junko Takahashi, Yoshikazu Endoh, Tatsuyuki Seino
Summary: The study found that the chemistry of stemflow is related to the bark anatomy, with Mg2+ and Ca2+ leaching rates controlled by the thickness of the rhytidome and periderm, and K+ leaching rates influenced by cellular structures associated with resource storage and transfer. The results suggest that the anatomical features of bark play a role in determining the concentration of leachable macronutrient ions in stemflow, highlighting the importance of understanding nutrient cycles through the bark.
FRONTIERS IN FORESTS AND GLOBAL CHANGE
(2021)
Article
Forestry
Alexey Barchenkov, Alexey Rubtsov, Inna Safronova, Sergey Astapenko, Kseniia Tabakova, Kristina Bogdanova, Eugene Anuev, Alberto Arzac
Summary: This article describes the mortality of Pinus sylvestris trees caused by pine bark beetles and fungal infection in central Siberia. The study monitored stem sap flow and diameter fluctuations in the trees for several growing seasons. The researchers found that the decline in stem size was correlated with the infestation of beetles and coincided with their life cycle.
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Diego E. Shalom, Marcos A. Trevisan, Arka Mallela, Maximiliano Nunez, Ezequiel Goldschmidt
Summary: The folds of the brain present a challenge for the construction of the vascular network, resulting in a non-redundant arterial system that is susceptible to acute occlusions. The ideal configuration of the middle cerebral artery differs from the actual brain anatomy due to the folding dynamics during development.
Article
Biology
Yu Qiao, Jun Liu, Andrzej S. Wolniewicz, Masaya Iijima, Yuefeng Shen, Tanja Wintrich, Qiang Li, P. Martin Sander
Summary: This study reports a large marine reptile fossil from the Early Triassic of China, which demonstrates its affinity with the Omphalosauridae and reveals the unique feeding apparatus of these reptiles. The findings provide further evidence for an explosive radiation of marine reptiles in the Early Triassic and the rapid recovery of pelagic ecosystems after the Permo-Triassic mass extinction.
COMMUNICATIONS BIOLOGY
(2022)
Review
Plant Sciences
Ilana Shtein, Jozica Gricar, Simcha Lev-Yadun, Alexei Oskolski, Marcelo R. Pace, Julieta A. Rosell, Alan Crivellaro
Summary: Bark in vascular plants has important functions and provides raw materials, but our understanding of its structure and function lags behind other plant tissues. Recent technological advances and the establishment of agreed bark terminology have paved the way for more bark anatomical research. Understanding bark can advance knowledge of plants' physiological and environmental challenges. We propose priorities for further developing bark anatomical studies and discuss how to achieve these goals.
Article
Anatomy & Morphology
Hans-Dieter Sues, Rainer R. Schoch
Summary: The skeletal remains of the oldest rhynchocephalian known to date were discovered in a limestone quarry near Vellberg, Germany. This new taxon, named Wirtembergia hauboldae, displays distinctive features in its jaws and teeth. Phylogenetic analysis placed it as the earliest diverging member of rhynchocephalians known so far.
ANATOMICAL RECORD-ADVANCES IN INTEGRATIVE ANATOMY AND EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY
(2023)
Article
Plant Sciences
Bohdan Konopka, Jozef Pajtik, Vladimir Seben, Katarina Merganicova
Summary: The main portion of bark is located on the stem, and it varies in thickness and specific surface mass among different broadleaved tree species. Bark thickness and specific surface mass increase with stem diameter and decrease with distance from the stem base. These differences in bark properties can be used to estimate forage potential and quantity of bark consumed by herbivores.
Article
Plant Sciences
K. E. Frankiewicz, J. H. Chau, J. Baczynski, A. Wdowiak, A. Oskolski
Summary: We investigated the relationship between the appearance and microscopic structure of bark by studying butterfly bushes. Smooth stems with visible lenticles develop when periderms are few, cells originate superficially, and limited sclerification occurs. Barks that slough off show division of labour at the anatomical level, with sclerified cells serving as protection and thin-walled cells acting as separation layers. The relationship between macroscopic bark appearance and microscopic structure is not well understood, hindering its use in plant taxonomy and other botanical fields.
Article
Energy & Fuels
Thijs Vangeel, Duarte M. Neiva, Teresa Quilho, Ricardo A. Costa, Vicelina Sousa, Bert F. Sels, Helena Pereira
Summary: Tree barks are waste streams in forest industries that can be potentially used as a resource for biorefineries. This study characterized the anatomical and chemical properties of barks from six tree species, revealing their heterogeneity and variability in composition. The results suggest the need for tailored biorefining approaches.
BIOMASS CONVERSION AND BIOREFINERY
(2023)
Article
Paleontology
Anne-Laure Decombeix, Thibault Durieux, Carla J. Harper, Rudolph Serbet, Edith L. Taylor
Summary: The discovery of glossopterid rootlets growing in the late Permian tree trunk suggests facilitative interactions among glossopterid trees, aiding their expansion in high-palaeolatitude environments. The existence of self-facilitation may have contributed to the growth of glossopterids in various environments.
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Antoine Champreux, Brigitte Meyer-Berthaud, Anne-Laure Decombeix
Review
Plant Sciences
Anne-Laure Decombeix, Jean Galtier
Summary: The study investigated the presence of periderm in the Carboniferous plant Cladoxylon taeniatum, finding a well-developed periderm closely related to secondary vascular growth, increasing the diversity of anatomical strategies for growth in this plant group.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF PLANT SCIENCES
(2021)
Article
Plant Sciences
Brigitte Meyer-Berthaud, Anne-Laure Decombeix, Romain Blanchard
Summary: This study explores the origins of Isoetales plants in the late Paleozoic by analyzing anatomically preserved lycopsid specimens from Barraba, New South Wales. The new findings reveal a unique combination of features in a new arborescent taxon, increasing the diversity of early Isoetales around the Devonian-Carboniferous boundary. The flora in Barraba is more similar to that in southern Laurussia than in China.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF PLANT SCIENCES
(2021)
Biographical-Item
Plant Sciences
Patricia E. Ryberg, Carla J. Harper, Anne-Laure Decombeix
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF PLANT SCIENCES
(2021)
Article
Paleontology
Ronny Roessler, Anne-Laure Decombeix, Jean Galtier, Rodrigo Neregato, Sandra Niemirowska, Robert Noll
Summary: A study reported the discovery of an early Sphenophyllum plant with anatomically preserved structures in fossils from the Parnaiba Basin in Brazil. The plants are interwoven with other vegetation, show different developmental stages, and were found in the stems of trees. The basic anatomical structures of these plants support their close relationship to the globally distributed Sphenophyllum thonii.
PALAEONTOGRAPHICA ABTEILUNG B-PALAEOPHYTOLOGIE PALAEOBOTANY-PALAEOPHYTOLOGY
(2021)
Article
Plant Sciences
Anne-Laure Decombeix, Ignacio H. Escapa, Dario De Franceschi, Olivier Bethoux
Summary: Reflectance Transforming Imaging (RTI) enables flexible manipulation of lighting angles for investigating minute details of the 3D structure of sub-planar objects. In this study, RTI is applied to the type specimen of Gingkophyllum grassetii, clarifying its morphology and underscoring the importance of reexamining Paleozoic ginkgophyte type specimens.
REVIEW OF PALAEOBOTANY AND PALYNOLOGY
(2021)
Article
Plant Sciences
Brigitte Meyer-Berthaud, Anne-Laure Decombeix, Catherine Girard, Philippe Steemans, Romain Blanchard, Antoine Champreux, Mathilde Evreinoff
Summary: This paper presents a study on the Late Devonian plant macro- and micro-remains found in the Mandowa Mudstone at Barraba, NSW, Australia. The diverse plant assemblage includes both common and unique taxa, with some specific to Barraba. The closest floral resemblance is found in the New Albany Shale in eastern USA, indicating possible floral connection between Northern Gondwana and Southern Laurussia.
REVIEW OF PALAEOBOTANY AND PALYNOLOGY
(2021)
Editorial Material
Plant Sciences
Anne-Laure Decombeix, Brigitte Meyer-Berthaud
REVIEW OF PALAEOBOTANY AND PALYNOLOGY
(2022)
Review
Plant Sciences
Anne-Laure Decombeix, Carla J. Harper, Jean Galtiera, Brigitte Meyer-Berthaud, Michael Krings
Summary: Tyloses are protoplasmic swellings that form in conducting cells in response to heartwood formation, embolism, or pathogen infection. The discovery of tyloses in permineralized wood from the Tournaisian of Australia provides the oldest fossil evidence of tylosis formation. Different stages of tylosis development were observed, ranging from small bubble-like protrusions to dense tyloses filling the lumen of conducting cells. Further research aims to explore even older fossils for evidence of tyloses and understand their roles in plant-pathogen interactions and plant hydraulic properties.
Article
Paleontology
Aixa Tosal, Anne-Laure Decombeix, Brigitte Meyer-Berthaud, Jean Galtier, Carles Martin-Closas
Summary: The first anatomically preserved wood specimens of an upland Carboniferous flora from the Iberian Peninsula are reported. The study describes two taxa, a calamitacean Equisetales (Arthropitys sp.) and a Cordaitales (Dadoxylon sp.). The well-preserved fossil wood provides significant paleoenvironmental information, indicating slightly seasonal climate in the intramontane basins of the Pyrenees towards the end of the Carboniferous.
PAPERS IN PALAEONTOLOGY
(2023)
Article
Paleontology
Agathe Toumoulin, Anne-Laure Decombeix, Carla J. Harper, Rudolph Serbet
Summary: This article describes new silicified woods of Early Jurassic age from Carapace Nunatak, South Victoria Land, formally recognizing the genera Agathoxylon and Brachyoxylon for the first time in the Jurassic of Antarctica. The imperfect preservation of the woods is attributed to the presence of fungi, whose anatomical structures are described in detail. These new specimens, along with previous reports of pollen, leaves, and cones, support the existence of several conifer families in the Early Jurassic floras of the region.
Article
Plant Sciences
Anne-Laure Decombeix, Carla J. Harper, Cyrille Prestianni, Thibault Durieux, Merlin Ramel, Michael Krings
Summary: Tyloses, which are the swellings of parenchyma cells into adjacent water-conducting cells, have been discovered in Late Devonian (approximately 360 Myr ago) Callixylon wood. This finding suggests that some of the earliest woody trees were capable of protecting their vascular system by occluding individual conducting cells in response to embolism and pathogen infection.
Article
Paleontology
Bertrand Laloux, Anne-Laure Decombeix
Summary: The fossil record of arborescent lignophytes indicates an increasing anatomical diversity during the Tournaisian, possibly due to the extinction of Archaeopteris. New silicified wood remains found in northeastern Queensland, Australia, show taxonomic affinities to Pitus and Eristophyton and have implications for future studies on Early Carboniferous arborescent lignophytes. The convergence of Eastern Gondwanan and Laurussian floras in wood anatomy and growth rings suggests a possible monsoonal circulation during the Early Carboniferous.
COMPTES RENDUS PALEVOL
(2022)
Article
Paleontology
Candela Blanco-Moren, Anne-Laure Decombeix, Cyrille Prestianni
Summary: The study revised and analyzed the stem morphology of Weichselia reticulata, revealing its unique anatomy and adaptations to stressful environments. Additionally, structures interpreted as aerophores or nectaries were found, providing new insights into the systematic affinities of Weichselia.
PAPERS IN PALAEONTOLOGY
(2021)
Article
Plant Sciences
Gar W. Rothwell, Ruth A. Stockey
Summary: This study utilizes anatomical analysis of fossils from Vancouver Island, Canada, to support the development of a whole plant concept for the Eocene species of Gleichenia and provide data for the first organismal concept of an extinct species of Gleichenia from the Cenozoic fossil record. The findings suggest that the characteristics of the Gleicheniaceae family were present during the Cretaceous and Paleogene periods, with modern species well-established and diversifying.
REVIEW OF PALAEOBOTANY AND PALYNOLOGY
(2024)
Article
Plant Sciences
Kathrin Ganz, Cesar Morales-Molino, Erika Gobet, Dmytro Kiosak, Nadezhda Kotova, Jacqueline van Leeuwen, Sergey Makhortykh, Christoph Schworer, Willy Tinner
Summary: This study presents a palaeoecological reinvestigation from the Kardashynskyi mire in southern Ukraine, reconstructing the vegetation dynamics, fire history, and land use for the past 8300 years. The results show that both climate and human activities have driven the vegetation changes, and the remaining special vegetation types are severely threatened under current conditions.
REVIEW OF PALAEOBOTANY AND PALYNOLOGY
(2024)
Article
Plant Sciences
Willem O. van der Knaap, Bas van Geel, Jacqueline F. N. van Leeuwen, Frans Roescher, Dick Mol
Summary: Pollen analysis of fossilized teeth from a giant deer found in The Netherlands provides insights into the diet, landscape, and climate of the specimen. The study suggests that the giant deer most likely lived during the early Eemian or an early Weichselian interstadial.
REVIEW OF PALAEOBOTANY AND PALYNOLOGY
(2024)
Article
Plant Sciences
Yun Guo, Yu Zhou, Josef Psenicka, Jiri Bek, Jana Votockova Frojdova, Zhuo Feng
Summary: A new species of adpressed leptosporangiate fern, Szea yunnanensis sp. nov., is described from Yunnan Province, Southwest China. The fronds of this new species have unique characteristics such as fertile pinnules with triangular to falcate shape and abaxial sori arranged in one row on each side of the midvein.
REVIEW OF PALAEOBOTANY AND PALYNOLOGY
(2024)
Article
Plant Sciences
Adele C. M. Julier, Glynis J. Humphrey, Caitlin Dixon, Lindsey Gillson
Summary: The relationships between woody vegetation cover and fire, climate, herbivory, and human activities in African savanna ecosystems are complex. Fire suppression policies implemented in a national park in northeast Namibia from 1888 to 2005 did not lead to noticeable decreases in fire or enhanced tree recruitment, suggesting that fire occurrence in savanna ecosystems is more closely linked to climate than management. Fire management should adapt to rainfall variability and integrate customs of early dry season burning.
REVIEW OF PALAEOBOTANY AND PALYNOLOGY
(2024)
Article
Plant Sciences
Milan Libertin, Jiri Kvacek, Jiri Bek
Summary: This paper revises the genus Aberlemnia from the Early Devonian of Scotland based on its type-material A. caledonica and describes a new species, Aberlemnia krizii sp. nov, from the Silurian of Czechia. The study provides detailed diagnoses and highlights the differences between the two species. Aberlemnia is positioned on an evolutionary clade line leading to the Lycophytina.
REVIEW OF PALAEOBOTANY AND PALYNOLOGY
(2024)