Why a new volume on non-pollen palynomorphs?
Jennifer M.K. O’Keefe, Fabienne Marret, Peter Osterloff, Matthew J. Pound, Lyudmila Shumilovskikh
Abstract
Abstract Here we introduce the volume Applications of Non-Pollen Palynomorphs: from Palaeoenvironmental Reconstructions to Biostratigraphy . The study of non-pollen palynomorphs (NPPs) has a long and rich history that is interwoven with that of pollen-based studies. NPPs are among the oldest fossils on record and are instrumental in determining the origin and evolution of life, as well as studying origination and extinction events prior to the origin of pollen-producing angiosperms. This new volume on NPPs provides an up-to-date and seminal overview of the subject, linking deep-time and Quaternary study of the subject for the first time.
Topics & Concepts
PollenVolume (thermodynamics)GeologyPhysicsBotanyBiologyThermodynamicsPaleontology and Stratigraphy of FossilsPlant Diversity and EvolutionPlant and Fungal Species Descriptions