Darwin, Hooker and Arruda Furtado and the palaeobotany of Azores: Rediscovering the first collections
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Resumo: | The historical investigation of the palaeobotany of the Azores Islands led to the recent rediscovery of the leaf fos sils initially collected by Arruda Furtado in the late 19th century. Advised by Sir Charles Darwin and Sir Joseph Dalton Hooker to search for plant fossils, Arruda Furtado found the first specimens in São Miguel Island, and sent them to the UK for further identification. A recent search at the Natural History Museum, UK, revealed that from a total of sixteen specimens, only one specimen survived. In the same tray, two undescribed specimens from Furnas (São Miguel) were found. Here we describe and identify them as Woodwardia radicans, Laurus azorica and an unidentified fern. The taphonomy indicates that these fossils were preserved in a trachytic tuff, possibly related to the explosive episodes of the Furnas volcano, indicating that they could be late Pleistocene to Holocene in age. This report aims to highlight the potential of future palaeobotanical studies of the Azores Islands. |
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Darwin, Hooker and Arruda Furtado and the palaeobotany of Azores: Rediscovering the first collectionsCollectionPlant fossil19th centuryPaleoecologyAzores Islands (Portugal)Macaronesia.Escola Superior de Tecnologias e GestãoFaculdade de Ciências da VidaThe historical investigation of the palaeobotany of the Azores Islands led to the recent rediscovery of the leaf fos sils initially collected by Arruda Furtado in the late 19th century. Advised by Sir Charles Darwin and Sir Joseph Dalton Hooker to search for plant fossils, Arruda Furtado found the first specimens in São Miguel Island, and sent them to the UK for further identification. A recent search at the Natural History Museum, UK, revealed that from a total of sixteen specimens, only one specimen survived. In the same tray, two undescribed specimens from Furnas (São Miguel) were found. Here we describe and identify them as Woodwardia radicans, Laurus azorica and an unidentified fern. The taphonomy indicates that these fossils were preserved in a trachytic tuff, possibly related to the explosive episodes of the Furnas volcano, indicating that they could be late Pleistocene to Holocene in age. This report aims to highlight the potential of future palaeobotanical studies of the Azores Islands.ElsevierDigitUMaMarques, Carlos A. GóisSequeira, Miguel Menezes de2023-10-18T08:53:39Z20152015-01-01T00:00:00Zinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersioninfo:eu-repo/semantics/articleapplication/pdfhttp://hdl.handle.net/10400.13/5321engMarques, C. A. G., & Sequeira, M. M. (2015). Darwin, Hooker and Arruda Furtado and the palaeobotany of Azores: rediscovering the first collections. Review of Palaeobotany and Palynology, 221, 47-51.10.1016/j.revpalbo.2015.05.010info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessreponame:Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos)instname:Agência para a Sociedade do Conhecimento (UMIC) - FCT - Sociedade da Informaçãoinstacron:RCAAP2023-10-22T06:41:48Zoai:digituma.uma.pt:10400.13/5321Portal AgregadorONGhttps://www.rcaap.pt/oai/openaireopendoar:71602024-03-19T20:39:22.005690Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos) - Agência para a Sociedade do Conhecimento (UMIC) - FCT - Sociedade da Informaçãofalse |
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Darwin, Hooker and Arruda Furtado and the palaeobotany of Azores: Rediscovering the first collections |
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Darwin, Hooker and Arruda Furtado and the palaeobotany of Azores: Rediscovering the first collections |
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Darwin, Hooker and Arruda Furtado and the palaeobotany of Azores: Rediscovering the first collections Marques, Carlos A. Góis Collection Plant fossil 19th century Paleoecology Azores Islands (Portugal) Macaronesia . Escola Superior de Tecnologias e Gestão Faculdade de Ciências da Vida |
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Darwin, Hooker and Arruda Furtado and the palaeobotany of Azores: Rediscovering the first collections |
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Darwin, Hooker and Arruda Furtado and the palaeobotany of Azores: Rediscovering the first collections |
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Darwin, Hooker and Arruda Furtado and the palaeobotany of Azores: Rediscovering the first collections |
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Darwin, Hooker and Arruda Furtado and the palaeobotany of Azores: Rediscovering the first collections |
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Darwin, Hooker and Arruda Furtado and the palaeobotany of Azores: Rediscovering the first collections |
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Marques, Carlos A. Góis |
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Marques, Carlos A. Góis Sequeira, Miguel Menezes de |
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Sequeira, Miguel Menezes de |
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Marques, Carlos A. Góis Sequeira, Miguel Menezes de |
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Collection Plant fossil 19th century Paleoecology Azores Islands (Portugal) Macaronesia . Escola Superior de Tecnologias e Gestão Faculdade de Ciências da Vida |
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Collection Plant fossil 19th century Paleoecology Azores Islands (Portugal) Macaronesia . Escola Superior de Tecnologias e Gestão Faculdade de Ciências da Vida |
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The historical investigation of the palaeobotany of the Azores Islands led to the recent rediscovery of the leaf fos sils initially collected by Arruda Furtado in the late 19th century. Advised by Sir Charles Darwin and Sir Joseph Dalton Hooker to search for plant fossils, Arruda Furtado found the first specimens in São Miguel Island, and sent them to the UK for further identification. A recent search at the Natural History Museum, UK, revealed that from a total of sixteen specimens, only one specimen survived. In the same tray, two undescribed specimens from Furnas (São Miguel) were found. Here we describe and identify them as Woodwardia radicans, Laurus azorica and an unidentified fern. The taphonomy indicates that these fossils were preserved in a trachytic tuff, possibly related to the explosive episodes of the Furnas volcano, indicating that they could be late Pleistocene to Holocene in age. This report aims to highlight the potential of future palaeobotanical studies of the Azores Islands. |
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Marques, C. A. G., & Sequeira, M. M. (2015). Darwin, Hooker and Arruda Furtado and the palaeobotany of Azores: rediscovering the first collections. Review of Palaeobotany and Palynology, 221, 47-51. 10.1016/j.revpalbo.2015.05.010 |
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