Primary Literature Assignment 2 (Nagalingum and Cantrill, 2006) IMPORTANT: In th

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Primary Literature Assignment 2 (Nagalingum and Cantrill, 2006) IMPORTANT: In the paper, the authors describe two new species of fern based on fossil evidence. Our discussion will only cover one of these species, Matonia jeffersoni in the Matoniaceae group. We will NOT be discussing Gleicheniaceaephyllym acutum in the Gleicheniaceae group. While reading the paper, you should focus on the content discussing the Matonia species. You should read from the start of the paper until the authors introduce "Family GLEICHENIACEAE" halfway through page 82. At this point you should proceed to the discussion section. Introduction 1. In this paper, the authors describe two new fern species, one of which "can be ascribed to.. Matoniaceae." Matoniaceae is a category of classification for ferns (see Table 12-1 in your textbook). At what level of the organization is Matoniaceae? Look for similarities in the suffix of this fern group with the plant and fungi examples in your textbook. What is the significance of this work? What new information did the authors discover when identifying these fossils? 2. 3. If you were a researcher studying fern fossils and wanted to examine the fossils described and shown in this paper, where would you have to go?

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1. In both the motaneaceae is same.

2. To find out the different species of fern.

3. To study the fossil carvon dating method is used.

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