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Jennifer M. Bannister
Researcher at University of Otago
Publications - 48
Citations - 1022
Jennifer M. Bannister is an academic researcher from University of Otago. The author has contributed to research in topics: Macrofossil & Pollen. The author has an hindex of 19, co-authored 47 publications receiving 910 citations.
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Earliest orchid macrofossils: Early Miocene Dendrobium and Earina (Orchidaceae: Epidendroideae) from New Zealand
TL;DR: The distinctive, raised tetra- to cyclocytic stomatal subsidiary cells of Earina and characteristic papilla-like absorbing glands and "ringed" guard cells of Dendrobium support the placement of the fossils into these genera, and demonstrate expansion of epiphytic orchids into Zealandia by the mid-Cenozoic and an important role for southern continents in the diversification of Orchidaceae.
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New Zealand Eocene, Oligocene and Miocene Macrofossil and Pollen Records and Modern Plant Distributions in the Southern Hemisphere
TL;DR: Well-preserved macrofossils and pollen from three sites in southern New Zealand suggest that the floras in Eocene, Oligocene and Miocene times were much more diverse at the generic level.
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Lauraceae from rainforest surrounding an early Miocene maar lake, Otago, southern New Zealand
TL;DR: In this article, the authors examined over 700 fossil leaves from an early Miocene finely laminated lacustrine diatomite at Foulden Maar, near Middlemarch, Otago, New Zealand, providing evidence that a diverse subtropical Lauraceae-dominated evergreen forest once surrounded this small maar lake.
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Late Oligocene‐Early Miocene leaf macrofossils confirm a long history of Agathis in New Zealand
TL;DR: Cuticle analysis of organically preserved leaf fossils confirms the presence of Agathis in New Zealand since at least the Late Oligocene to Early Miocene.
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Palynology of the early Miocene Foulden Maar, Otago, New Zealand: Diversity following destruction
Dallas C. Mildenhall,Elizabeth M. Kennedy,Daphne E. Lee,Uwe Kaulfuss,Jennifer M. Bannister,Bethany R Storrs Fox,John G. Conran +6 more
TL;DR: Foulden Maar crater in Otago, southern New Zealand contains a thick sequence of earliest Miocene biogenic lacustrine sediments that have preserved a rich terrestrial biota as mentioned in this paper.