Hermsen Lab

Marsilea mutica  (L.H. Bailey Conservatory, Cornell University) I am pleased to announce the publication of my paper on the fossil record of Marsilea (water-clover), including the description of the new species Marsilea sprungerorum  from the Eocene Green River Formation of Colorado and Utah! The paper is open-access. Hermsen, E.J. 2019. Revisions to the fossil sporophyte record of  Marsilea .  Acta Palaeobotanica  59: 27–50.  https://doi.org/10.2478/acpa-2019-0005

Diagram of a flower (E.J. Hermsen/DEAL) Did you ever wonder about the structure of a flower and how flowers achieve so many different forms? Well, wonder no more! A new Digital Encyclopedia of Ancient Life page on flowers is now posted! See it here:  https://www.digitalatlasofancientlife.org/learn/embryophytes/angiosperms/flowers/