Discussions emphasize the study's conclusion that lichens likely appeared after vascular plants, with examples like mentions of phylogenetic analyses and paleoecological insights. The tone varies from straightforward sharing to speculative questions about how this influences our understanding of early earth ecosystems, reflecting a recognition of its significance but also a modest level of engagement.
AgreementStrong agreement
Most discussions explicitly state that the study finds no support for lichens before vascular plants, indicating strong agreement.
InterestNeutral interest
While some discussion highlights the importance of the findings, many posts focus on sharing the news rather than exploring implications, leading to moderate interest.
EngagementModerate engagement
Posts include references to phylogenetic analyses and paleoecology, demonstrating moderate engagement and some depth.
ImpactModerate impact
The discussions suggest that the research could alter previous assumptions about early terrestrial ecosystems, indicating a potentially meaningful impact.
Abstract in brief
The study challenges the common assumption that lichens existed before vascular plants and played a significant role in early terrestrial ecosystems and global change.
Researchers analyzed age estimates of fungi and algae involved in lichens and found that lichens likely appeared after the first vascular plants, based on their evolutionary timelines.
Without solid fossil evidence supporting early lichens, the study concludes that lichens probably did not influence early Earth's ecosystems before vascular plants evolved.]
Did lichens pave the way for the evolution of vascular plants? Our paper on this is out now! A huge thx to my coauthors (Lucking, Boyce, Lumbsch, @rree73) for their contributions/support, & @kategscience & @ladapooh for getting the word out! @FieldMuseum https://t.co/nNW63g6cdC
Nov 15, 2019 · 17 likes · 8 shares · 742 followersView post →
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@AlamSemenit · X
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Kento MIYAZAWA
@lichen_ji117 · X
「維管束植物の進化が先、#地衣類 が後」という説．
No support for the emergence of lichens prior to the evolution of vascular plants https://t.co/50AgimlOrq
Jan 27, 2023 · 13 likes · 5 shares · 1,194 followersView post →
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StoneLab_ASU
@StoneLab_ASU · X
Phylogenetic analyses show that lichenization in Ascomycetes occurred multiple times & that lichens (of any kind) first evolved ~250 MYA….making them younger than complex plants! #2022MMM #RIP https://t.co/qL1gaZLEry https://t.co/5xwgNStRGd
Mar 17, 2022 · 10 likes · 1 share · 2,304 followersView post →
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Theo Llewellyn
@theo_llewellyn · X
Lichens, maybe not as old as we thought?
No support for the emergence of lichens prior to the evolution of vascular plants - Nelsen - - Geobiology - Wiley Online Library https://t.co/HWmy67kZp9
Nov 17, 2019 · 8 likes · 6 shares · 1,003 followersView post →
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Thomas R. Holtz, Jr.
@TomHoltzPaleo · X
No support for the emergence of lichens prior to the evolution of vascular plants https://t.co/4ZTqyEDXio
Nov 19, 2019 · 6 likes · 1 share · 32,067 followersView post →
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RT @lichen_ji117: 「維管束植物の進化が先、#地衣類 が後」という説．
No support for the emergence of lichens prior to the evolution of vascular plants https://t.co/…
Jan 29, 2023 · 5 shares · 1,314 followersView post →
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@nimannen · X
RT @lichen_ji117: 「維管束植物の進化が先、#地衣類 が後」という説．
No support for the emergence of lichens prior to the evolution of vascular plants https://t.co/…
Jan 29, 2023 · 5 shares · 1,263 followersView post →
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@bebera9876 · X
RT @lichen_ji117: 「維管束植物の進化が先、#地衣類 が後」という説．
No support for the emergence of lichens prior to the evolution of vascular plants https://t.co/…
Jan 28, 2023 · 5 shares · 212 followersView post →
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Lichen & Moss
@LichenMoss · X
RT @lichen_ji117: 「維管束植物の進化が先、#地衣類 が後」という説．
No support for the emergence of lichens prior to the evolution of vascular plants https://t.co/…
Jan 28, 2023 · 5 shares · 600 followersView post →
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Zihao Wang
@Violaplantago · X
RT @lichen_ji117: 「維管束植物の進化が先、#地衣類 が後」という説．
No support for the emergence of lichens prior to the evolution of vascular plants https://t.co/…
Jan 28, 2023 · 5 shares · 149 followersView post →
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Kento MIYAZAWA
@lichen_ji117 · X
「維管束植物の進化が先、#地衣類 が後」という説．
No support for the emergence of lichens prior to the evolution of vascular plants https://t.co/50AgimlOrq
Jan 27, 2023 · 13 likes · 5 shares · 1,194 followersView post →
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March Mammal Madness
@MMMletsgo · X
RT @StoneLab_ASU: Phylogenetic analyses show that lichenization in Ascomycetes occurred multiple times & that lichens (of any kind) first e…
Mar 17, 2022 · 1 share · 31,262 followersView post →
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StoneLab_ASU
@StoneLab_ASU · X
Phylogenetic analyses show that lichenization in Ascomycetes occurred multiple times & that lichens (of any kind) first evolved ~250 MYA….making them younger than complex plants! #2022MMM #RIP https://t.co/qL1gaZLEry https://t.co/5xwgNStRGd
Mar 17, 2022 · 10 likes · 1 share · 2,304 followersView post →
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Kamil Konowalik
@kamil_konowalik · X
RT @Botanical_: Exciting work by #BSAmembers Matthew Nelsen (@mpnelsen), C. Kevin Boyce, and Richard Ree sheds new light on the paleoecolog…
Study indicates that vascular plants predated lichens on land: No support for the emergence of lichens prior to the evolution of vascular plants https://t.co/LuURPMhvYz
Nov 24, 2019 · 6 likes · 2,831 followersView post →
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Botanical Society of America
@Botanical_ · X
Exciting work by #BSAmembers Matthew Nelsen (@mpnelsen), C. Kevin Boyce, and Richard Ree sheds new light on the paleoecology of vascular plant evolution, demonstrating that lichens likely evolved AFTER vascular plants, not before. https://t.co/8FvaWVrP27
Nov 21, 2019 · 3 likes · 1 share · 21,534 followersView post →
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Jess Miller-Camp, Ph.D.
@DeadGators · X
RT @TomHoltzPaleo: No support for the emergence of lichens prior to the evolution of vascular plants https://t.co/4ZTqyEDXio
No support for the emergence of lichens prior to the evolution of vascular plants https://t.co/4ZTqyEDXio
Nov 19, 2019 · 6 likes · 1 share · 32,067 followersView post →
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Sandy Hetherington
@Sandy_Heth · X
RT @mpnelsen: Did lichens pave the way for the evolution of vascular plants? Our paper on this is out now! A huge thx to my coauthors (Luck…
Nov 19, 2019 · 8 shares · 2,461 followersView post →
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Emma Harrower
@EmmaHarrower · X
RT @theo_llewellyn: Lichens, maybe not as old as we thought?
No support for the emergence of lichens prior to the evolution of vascular pla…
Nov 18, 2019 · 6 shares · 109 followersView post →
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I love Passalidae
@BezaCristian · X
RT @theo_llewellyn: Lichens, maybe not as old as we thought?
No support for the emergence of lichens prior to the evolution of vascular pla…
Nov 18, 2019 · 6 shares · 360 followersView post →
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Jen-Pan Huang 黃仁磐
@airbugshuang · X
RT @theo_llewellyn: Lichens, maybe not as old as we thought?
No support for the emergence of lichens prior to the evolution of vascular pla…
Nov 18, 2019 · 6 shares · 512 followersView post →
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Dr FunGi
@PowderyM · X
RT @theo_llewellyn: Lichens, maybe not as old as we thought?
No support for the emergence of lichens prior to the evolution of vascular pla…
Nov 18, 2019 · 6 shares · 711 followersView post →
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El Jardín de Charles
@CRCiencia · X
Artículo original (abstract) > No support for the emergence of lichens prior to the evolution of vascular plants https://t.co/k4b8gxgCKS by #GeoBiology https://t.co/DFAFPH2Pz1
Nov 18, 2019 · 2 likes · 122,174 followersView post →
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Jason Slot
@fungolution · X
RT @theo_llewellyn: Lichens, maybe not as old as we thought?
No support for the emergence of lichens prior to the evolution of vascular pla…
Nov 17, 2019 · 6 shares · 1,884 followersView post →
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Theo Llewellyn
@theo_llewellyn · X
Lichens, maybe not as old as we thought?
No support for the emergence of lichens prior to the evolution of vascular plants - Nelsen - - Geobiology - Wiley Online Library https://t.co/HWmy67kZp9
Nov 17, 2019 · 8 likes · 6 shares · 1,003 followersView post →
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Julieta Laura Orlando
@julauor · X
RT @mpnelsen: Did lichens pave the way for the evolution of vascular plants? Our paper on this is out now! A huge thx to my coauthors (Luck…
Nov 16, 2019 · 8 shares · 1,251 followersView post →
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@CharaStoker · X
RT @mpnelsen: Did lichens pave the way for the evolution of vascular plants? Our paper on this is out now! A huge thx to my coauthors (Luck…
Nov 16, 2019 · 8 shares · 137 followersView post →
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Ryan Fuller
@_tree_line · X
RT @mpnelsen: Did lichens pave the way for the evolution of vascular plants? Our paper on this is out now! A huge thx to my coauthors (Luck…
Nov 16, 2019 · 8 shares · 420 followersView post →
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Tim Sosa PhD
@TimDrawsFish · X
RT @mpnelsen: Did lichens pave the way for the evolution of vascular plants? Our paper on this is out now! A huge thx to my coauthors (Luck…
Nov 16, 2019 · 8 shares · 524 followersView post →
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Bier Kraichak
@bierbryo · X
RT @mpnelsen: Did lichens pave the way for the evolution of vascular plants? Our paper on this is out now! A huge thx to my coauthors (Luck…
Nov 15, 2019 · 8 shares · 252 followersView post →
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Jesse Czekanski-Moir
@jesseSeeEm · X
RT @mpnelsen: Did lichens pave the way for the evolution of vascular plants? Our paper on this is out now! A huge thx to my coauthors (Luck…
Nov 15, 2019 · 8 shares · 942 followersView post →
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David Bapst
@dwbapst · X
RT @mpnelsen: Did lichens pave the way for the evolution of vascular plants? Our paper on this is out now! A huge thx to my coauthors (Luck…
Nov 15, 2019 · 8 shares · 1,845 followersView post →
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Matthew Nelsen
@mpnelsen · X
Did lichens pave the way for the evolution of vascular plants? Our paper on this is out now! A huge thx to my coauthors (Lucking, Boyce, Lumbsch, @rree73) for their contributions/support, & @kategscience & @ladapooh for getting the word out! @FieldMuseum https://t.co/nNW63g6cdC
Nov 15, 2019 · 17 likes · 8 shares · 742 followersView post →
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