Fossil evidence for silica biomineralization in Permian lycophytes
This paper reports the first in-situ fossil evidence for silica biomineralisation in Permian plants. The discovery reinforces the significant role that land plants have played in influencing the evolution of Earth systems in deep time.
Authors
- Qun Sui (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4907-2457)
- Zhuo Feng (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9635-1144)
- Jianbo Chen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6291-202X)
- Hai‐Bo Wei
Institutions
- Southwest University (CN)
- Yunnan University (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- National Science Review
- Published
- 2024-10-21
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1093/nsr/nwae368
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Silicon Effects in Agriculture
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.20
Funders
- National Natural Science Foundation of China
- Chinese Academy of Sciences
- Yunnan Provincial Science and Technology Department
- Institute of Geology and Geophysics, Chinese Academy of Sciences