▪ Abstract Late Carboniferous and Early Permian strata record the transition from a cold
interval in Earth history, characterized by the repeated periods of glaciation and deglaciation …

Taphonomy plays diverse roles in paleobiology. These include assessing sample quality
relevant to ecologic, biogeographic, and evolutionary questions, diagnosing the roles of …

Premise of research. The Late Paleozoic Ice Age was the last extensive pre-Pleistocene ice
age. It includes many climate changes of different intensities, permitting examination of …

We evaluate the influences of elevation and climate on the spatio-temporal distribution of
wetland and dryland biomes during the Pennsylvanian and early Permian in tropical …

Sequence stratigraphic analysis of Pennsylvanian coal-bearing strata suggests that glacial-
interglacial fluctuations at high latitudes drove cyclic changes in tropical biomes. A literature …

The origin and early evolution of amniotes (fully terrestrial vertebrates) led to major changes
in the structure and hierarchy of terrestrial ecosystems. The first appearance of herbivores …

Fossil charcoal (fusain), indicating the occurrence of wildfire, is common in the
Carboniferous rocks of North America and Europe. During the Carboniferous these regions …

Roof-shale floras have been a major source of data for the understanding of Carboniferous
vegetation. Early debate on their origin centered around the question of whether these …

The freshwater criteria of Gray [Gray, J., 1988. Evolution of the freshwater ecosystem: the
fossil record. Palaeogeogr. Palaeoclimatol. Palaeoecol. 62, 1–214.] are discussed relative to …

Palaeo-loess and silty aeolian-marine strata are well recognized across the Carboniferous–
Permian of equatorial Pangaea. Aeolian-transported dust and loess appear in the Late …