Richard J. Knecht

Sep 8, 2024 | nature.com | Richard J. Knecht |Jacob S. Benner |Anshuman Swain |Lauren Azevedo-Schmidt |Michael S. Engel |Paul Selden | +2 more

AbstractMuch of what we know about terrestrial life during the Carboniferous Period comes from Middle Pennsylvanian (~315–307 Mya) Coal Measures deposited in low-lying wetland environments1,2,3,4,5. We know relatively little about terrestrial ecosystems from the Early Pennsylvanian, which was a critical interval for the diversification of insects, arachnids, tetrapods, and seed plants6,7,8,9,10.