World list of Quaternary pollen and spore atlases, an update

IF 1.7 3区地球科学 Q2 PALEONTOLOGY

Review of Palaeobotany and Palynology Pub Date : 2025-07-18 DOI:10.1016/j.revpalbo.2025.105404

Henry Hooghiemstra , Suzette G.A. Flantua

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In the past decades, numerous studies have focused on the morphological identification of fossil pollen grains and fern spores. This paper provides an updated compilation of regional Quaternary pollen and spore floras, categorized per continent. This list includes books, standalone papers, series under a common title, textbooks, and open access electronic pollen reference collections available at websites. Regional pollen floras cover diverse geographical scales, from urban areas and national parks to mountain areas and broader phytogeographical units. This update builds on the ‘World list of Quaternary pollen and spore atlases’ published in 1998, incorporating over 300 new references from 1998 to 2025, bringing the total number of references to almost 800. The quality of photographs varies much, pollen identification keys are not always provided, and some publications remain difficult to access. A thorough understanding of available printed literature and online pollen reference collections is essential for improving the accuracy of fossil pollen and spore identification.

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世界第四纪花粉和孢子地图集目录，更新

在过去的几十年里，大量的研究集中在化石花粉粒和蕨类孢子的形态学鉴定上。本文提供了按大陆分类的区域第四纪花粉和孢子区系的最新汇编。这个列表包括书籍、独立论文、共同标题下的系列、教科书和网站上可获得的开放获取电子花粉参考资料集。区域花粉区系覆盖不同的地理尺度，从城市地区和国家公园到山区和更广泛的植物地理单位。该更新以1998年出版的《世界第四纪花粉和孢子地图集目录》为基础，从1998年到2025年增加了300多篇参考文献，使参考文献总数达到近800篇。照片的质量参差不齐，花粉鉴定钥匙并不总是提供，一些出版物仍然难以获得。深入了解现有的印刷文献和在线花粉参考资料对于提高化石花粉和孢子鉴定的准确性至关重要。

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Review of Palaeobotany and Palynology 地学-古生物学

CiteScore

3.50

自引率

21.10%

发文量

149

审稿时长

6 months

期刊介绍： The Review of Palaeobotany and Palynology is an international journal for articles in all fields of palaeobotany and palynology dealing with all groups, ranging from marine palynomorphs to higher land plants. Original contributions and comprehensive review papers should appeal to an international audience. Typical topics include but are not restricted to systematics, evolution, palaeobiology, palaeoecology, biostratigraphy, biochronology, palaeoclimatology, paleogeography, taphonomy, palaeoenvironmental reconstructions, vegetation history, and practical applications of palaeobotany and palynology, e.g. in coal and petroleum geology and archaeology. The journal especially encourages the publication of articles in which palaeobotany and palynology are applied for solving fundamental geological and biological problems as well as innovative and interdisciplinary approaches.