Paleobotany facts for kids
Paleobotany is a science that is part of paleontology. Paleobotanists look for and identify plant fossils from the distant past. Paleobotany is also about trying to understand past environments and the history of agriculture. Fossil pollen and spores are important for studying the history of plants. Micropaleontology and palynology both include studying fossil plant pollen and spores.
Related pages
- Coal, a black rock, and a solid fossil fuel formed from fossil plants
- Coal balls, plant remains form strange balls in coal deposits, but are not made of coal
- Rhynie chert, a fossil deposit with extraordinary plant fossils
Images for kids
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A fossil Betula leopoldae (birch) leaf from the Early Eocene of Washington state, approximately 49 million years ago
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Lycopod axis (branch) from the Middle Devonian of Wisconsin.
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Stigmaria, a common fossil tree root. Upper Carboniferous of northeastern Ohio.
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External mold of Lepidodendron from the Upper Carboniferous of Ohio.
See also
In Spanish: Paleobotánica para niños
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