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Howard J. Falcon-Lang is affiliated with Royal Holloway University of London in the United Kingdom. Their research primarily falls within the field of Earth and Planetary Sciences, with a focus on several subfields including Paleontology, Atmospheric Science, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, Nature and Landscape Conservation, and Earth-Surface Processes.

The scientist's work covers multiple key topics such as Paleontology and Stratigraphy of Fossils, Geology and Paleoclimatology Research, Plant Diversity and Evolution, Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies, Geological formations and processes, and Plant Water Relations and Carbon Dynamics.

Howard J. Falcon-Lang has contributed to a variety of recent papers. Notable publications include:

  • Uplands, lowlands, and climate: Taphonomic megabiases and the apparent rise of a xeromorphic, drought-tolerant flora during the Pennsylvanian-Permian transition, 2020, Palaeogeography Palaeoclimatology Palaeoecology
  • The environmental implications of upper Paleozoic plant-fossil assemblages with mixtures of wetland and drought-tolerant taxa in tropical Pangea, 2021, Geobios
  • Eocene hyperthermal events drove episodes of vegetation turnover in the Fushun Basin, northeast China: Evidence from a palaeoclimate analysis of palynological assemblages, 2022, Palaeogeography Palaeoclimatology Palaeoecology
  • Eocene Hyperthermal Events Drove Episodes of Vegetation Turnover in the Fushun Basin, Northeast China: Evidence from a Palaeoclimate Analysis of Palynological Assemblages, 2022, SSRN Electronic Journal
  • Vegetational change during the Middle-Late Pennsylvanian transition in western Pangaea, 2023, Geological Society London Special Publications

The scientist frequently collaborates with several coauthors, including:

  • William A. DiMichele
  • Spencer G. Lucas
  • Arden R. Bashforth
  • Yuanji Li
  • Pingchang Sun

Howard J. Falcon-Lang's publications appear regularly in notable venues such as:

  • Palaeogeography Palaeoclimatology Palaeoecology
  • Geobios
  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • Geological Society London Special Publications
  • Abstracts with programs - Geological Society of America

Best Publications

  • Rainforest collapse triggered Carboniferous tetrapod diversification in Euramerica

    Sarda Sahney;Michael J. Benton;Howard J. Falcon-Lang

  • Cyclic changes in Pennsylvanian paleoclimate and effects on floristic dynamics in tropical Pangaea

    William A. DiMichele;C. Blaine Cecil;C. Blaine Cecil;Isabel P. Montañez;Howard J. Falcon-Lang

  • Incised channel fills containing conifers indicate that seasonally dry vegetation dominated Pennsylvanian tropical lowlands

    Howard J. Falcon-Lang;W. John Nelson;Scott Elrick;Cindy V. Looy

  • WHAT HAPPENED TO THE COAL FORESTS DURING PENNSYLVANIAN GLACIAL PHASES

    Howard J. Falcon-Lang;William A. Dimichele

  • Pennsylvanian tropical rain forests responded to glacial-interglacial rhythms

    Howard J. Falcon-Lang

  • The Pennsylvanian tropical biome reconstructed from the Joggins Formation of Nova Scotia, Canada

    HJ Falcon-Lang;Michael J Benton;SJ Braddy;SJ Davies

  • Upland ecology of some Late Carboniferous cordaitalean trees from Nova Scotia and England

    H.J Falcon-Lang;A.C Scott

  • Fire ecology of the Carboniferous tropical zone

    H.J. Falcon-Lang

  • Pennsylvanian 'fossil forests' in growth position (T0 assemblages): origin, taphonomic bias and palaeoecological insights

    William A. DiMichele;Howard J. Falcon-Lang

  • Late Carboniferous Tropical Dryland Vegetation in an Alluvial-plain Setting, Joggins, Nova Scotia, Canada

    Howard J. Falcon-Lang

  • Pennsylvanian uplands were forested by giant cordaitalean trees

    Howard J. Falcon-Lang;Arden R. Bashforth

  • Palaeozoic co-evolution of rivers and vegetation: a synthesis of current knowledge

    M. R. Gibling;N. S. Davies;H. Falcon-Lang;Arden R. Bashforth

  • Morphology, anatomy, and upland ecology of large cordaitalean trees from the Middle Pennsylvanian of Newfoundland

    Howard J. Falcon-Lang;Arden R. Bashforth

  • Cretaceous (Late Albian) coniferales of Alexander Island, Antarctica. 1: Wood taxonomy: a quantitative approach

    H.J. Falcon-Lang;D.J. Cantrill

  • Biodiversity and terrestrial ecology of a mid-Cretaceous, high-latitude floodplain, Alexander Island, Antarctica

    H. J. Falcon-Lang;D. J. Cantrill;G. J. Nichols

  • The relationship between leaf longevity and growth ring markedness in modern conifer woods and its implications for palaeoclimatic studies

    Howard J Falcon-Lang

  • Biogeographic analysis of Jurassic-Early Cretaceous wood assemblages from Gondwana

    Marc Philippe;Marion Bamford;Stephen McLoughlin;L Alves

  • Landscape gradients and patchiness in riparian vegetation on a Middle Pennsylvanian braided-river plain prone to flood disturbance (Nýřany Member, Central and Western Bohemian Basin, Czech Republic)

    Arden R. Bashforth;Jana Drábková;Stanislav Opluštil;Martin R. Gibling

  • A Method To Distinguish Between Woods Produced By Evergreen And Deciduous Coniferopsids On The Basis Of Growth Ring Anatomy: A New Palaeoecological Tool

    Howard J. Falcon-Lang

  • Paleoecology of Early Pennsylvanian vegetation on a seasonally dry tropical landscape (Tynemouth Creek Formation, New Brunswick, Canada)

    Arden R. Bashforth;Arden R. Bashforth;Arden R. Bashforth;Christopher J. Cleal;Martin R. Gibling;Howard J. Falcon-Lang

  • Ecological gradients within a Pennsylvanian mire forest

    William A. DiMichele;Howard J. Falcon-Lang;W. John Nelson;Scott D. Elrick

Frequent Co-Authors

William A. DiMichele
William A. DiMichele Smithsonian Institution
Martin R. Gibling
Martin R. Gibling Dalhousie University
Michael J. Benton
Michael J. Benton University of Bristol
Spencer G. Lucas
Spencer G. Lucas New Mexico Museum of Natural History and Science
David J. Cantrill
David J. Cantrill Royal Botanic Gardens
Cindy V. Looy
Cindy V. Looy University of California, Berkeley
Margaret E. Collinson
Margaret E. Collinson Royal Holloway University of London
Charles H. Wellman
Charles H. Wellman University of Sheffield
Cortland F. Eble
Cortland F. Eble University of Kentucky
Hans Kerp
Hans Kerp University of Münster

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