Re: an update to the Plant Fossil Record database: PFR2.1

[BOULTER <M.C.Boulter@xxxxxxxxx>]

  Yesterday, the International Organisations of Palaeobotany's Plant 
Fossil Record database version 2.1 was placed on the WWW. The URL is 
http://www.uel.ac.uk/palaeo/ though it can be found in many of the 
biodiversity directories such as that of the Australia National 
University.
  The database contains more than 750,000 records of occurrences of 
fossil plants from the literature, searches (taxon, age, place or/and 
author) and lists or maps each record. Each genus is described to 
varying levels of detail.  Version 2.1 allows you to extend your 
search automatically to servers of other databases (Smithsonian, 
Berkeley and Peabody so far, but more are on their way).
  There are also demonstrations of graphical presentations and a 
PalaeoTalk feature.