Search Results - "Locatelli, Emma"
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BIOFILMS MEDIATE THE PRESERVATION OF LEAF ADPRESSION FOSSILS BY CLAYS
Published in Palaios (01-11-2017)“…Leaf adpression fossils vary in their organic content, relief, and quality of preservation. Some of the most enigmatic adpressions, known as leaf molds, retain…”
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The ‘Tully monster’ is a vertebrate
Published in Nature (London) (28-04-2016)“…The Tully monster ( Tullimonstrum ), a problematic fossil from the 309–307-million-year-old Mazon Creek biota of Illinois, is shown to be not only a vertebrate…”
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LEAVES IN IRON OXIDE: REMARKABLE PRESERVATION OF A NEOGENE FLORA FROM NEW CALEDONIA
Published in Palaios (01-10-2022)“…A Neogene hematite-goethite concretionary ‘ironstone’ horizon in laterized fluvial sediments in the Massif du Sud of New Caledonia yields abundant fossil…”
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New fossil discoveries illustrate the diversity of past terrestrial ecosystems in New Caledonia
Published in Scientific reports (15-09-2021)“…New Caledonia was, until recently, considered an old continental island harbouring a rich biota with outstanding Gondwanan relicts. However, deep marine…”
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PRESERVATION POTENTIAL OF GECARCINID LAND CRABS (DECAPODA, BRACHYURA, GECARCINIDAE) FROM SAN SALVADOR
Published in Palaios (01-12-2013)“…Land crabs are found in marine and terrestrial sediments and sedimentary rocks from the Pleistocene and Holocene throughout the Caribbean. Field surveys of two…”
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TAPHONOMIC VARIANCE BETWEEN MARATTIALEAN FERNS AND MEDULLOSAN SEED FERNS IN THE CARBONIFEROUS MAZON CREEK LAGERSTÄTTE, ILLINOIS, USA
Published in Palaios (01-03-2016)“…Marattialean ferns and medullosan seed ferns are two dominant groups in late Carboniferous lowland tropical floras. Differences in their foliage suggest that…”
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Cryptic iridescence in a fossil weevil generated by single diamond photonic crystals
Published in Journal of the Royal Society interface (06-11-2014)“…Nature's most spectacular colours originate in integumentary tissue architectures that scatter light via nanoscale modulations of the refractive index. The…”
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TAPHONOMIC DISPARITY IN FORAMINIFERA AS A PALEO-INDICATOR FOR SEAGRASS
Published in Palaios (01-05-2016)“…Seagrass meadows are a key component of marine ecosystems that play a variety of prominent geobiological roles in modern coastal environments. However,…”
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The Roles of Decay and Mineralization in Leaf Preservation: Implications for the Fossil Record
Published 2016“…Fossil leaves are used widely in paleoecological, paleoclimatic, and evolutionary studies, and thus understanding leaf fossilization and the potential biases…”
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