The oldest plant fossils from Tenerife Island? The case of the Pliocene lava tree moulds from San Roque, La Laguna, Spain

2026/05/21 by C.A Góis-Marques, C. A. Góis-Marques, M.C. Velasco-Flores +3 · 1 voice
Agricultural and Biological Sciences · Earth and Planetary Sciences · #Plant Diversity and Evolution #Geological and Geophysical Studies Worldwide #Geological and Tectonic Studies in Latin America

paper · doi:10.1080/08912963.2026.2666160

Citations

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• 🌋🌋🌋🌋🌲🌳🌲🌳 My newest paper! A small contribution to the #Tenerife and #Canary Islands #fossil record, this time focusing on #lava tree moulds, plant fossils that are often neglected in #Macarone [bsky, 12 points, 0 comments]