HONGSHAN WANG
Address:
Paleobotany and Palynology Lab
Florida Museum of Natural History
University of Florida
Gainesville, FL32611-7800
Cretaceous angiosperm flora of the Western Interior, USA; Eocene angiosperm floras of southeastern United States; Systematics of the Platanaceae; Late Paleozoic flora and stratigraphy of North China.
Education:
May 2002, Ph.D., Geology, minor in Botany, Dept. of Geology, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida
June 1994, M.S., Paleontology/Stratigraphy, Dept. of Geology, China University of Geosciences, Beijing, China
June 1988, B.S., Geology, Dept. of Geology, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, China
Positions:
March 2003-present: Coordinator of Museum Operations and Collections Manager of Paleobotany and Palynology, Florida Museum of Natural History
May 2002-Feburary 2003: Post-doctoral Associate, Department of Botany, University of Florida
February 1995 - July 1996: Director, Beijing Central Laboratory of the Ministry of Geological and Mineral resources, Beijing
July 1994 - January 1995: Field Geologist, Beijing Institute of Geology, Beijing Geological Survey
July 1988 - August 1991: Lecturer, Shengli Petroleum School, Shengli Oil Field, Shandong Province, China
Publications:
Wang, H. and D. L Dilcher (in preparation). Angiosperm Leaf Megafossils from the Late Cretaceous: Hoisington locality, Kansas, USA.
C. Sun, D.L. Dilcher, H. Wang, G. Sun, and Y.Ge (in press). A Study of Ginkgo leaves from the Middle Jurassic of Inner Mongolia, China. International Journal of Plant Sciences.
Wang, H. and D. L Dilcher (in press). Angiosperm Leaf Megafossils from the Late Cretaceous: Courtland I locality, Minnesota, USA. Palaeontographica Abteilung B.
Yang, G., X. Zeng, and H. Wang 2006. The Permian Cathaysian Flora in Western Henan Province, China - Yuzhou Flora. Geological Publishing House, Beijing. pp.361, pl.76. (Book in Chinese with English Summary).
Wang, H. and D. L Dilcher 2006b. Angiosperm Leaf Megafossils from the Dakota Formation: Braun’s Ranch Locality, Cloud County, Kansas, USA. Palaeontographica Abteilung B. 273:101-137.
Wang, H. and D. L. Dilcher 2006a. Aquatic Angiosperms from the Dakota Formation (Albian, Lower Cretaceous), Hoisington III Locality, Kansas, USA. Int. J. Plant Sci. 167(2):373-383.
Wang, H., 2002. Diversity of Angiosperm leaf megafossils from the Dakota Formation (Cenomanian, Cretaceous), North Western Interior, USA. Department of Geological Sciences, University of Florida, Gainesville, USA. Pp. 395. (Ph. D. dissertation).
Wang, H. 2001 (Book review), Plant Science Bulletin, Volume 46 Number 3: P. Jones and N.P. Rowe (eds.), Fossil Plants and Spores: Modern Techniques.
Wang, H., Sheng A. and Yang G.X., 2000. Asterotheca from Permian of Pingdingshan, Henan Province and its relationship with Scolecopteris, Chinese Bulletin of Botany, 17(special issue): 179-183.
Yang, G.X., Sheng, A.X. and Wang, H., 1997. A new species: Szea (Cladophlebis) henanense sp. nov. from Henan Province and its evolutionary significance. China Science Bulletin 42(12):1023-1027 (In Chinese and English).
Xiao, Z.Z., Yang, H.L., Shan, Q.S., Zhang, Q.B., Wang, H., Guan, S.Z., Hong, Y.C. and Xin, W.J., 1996. The Cretaceous non-marine sequences in Xishan Area, Beijing. 30th International Geological Congress Field Trip Guide T215. Geological Publishing House, Beijing pp.1-16.
Wang, H. and Yang, G.X., 1996. Microscopic study of Qasimia from the Permian of western Henan Province, Central China. Paleobotanist 45:255-258.
Yang, G.X., Wang H. and Sheng A.X., 1996. Morphological and microscopic study on Scolecopteris from China. Paleobotanist 45:238-246.
Published Abstracts:
Wang, H. and D.L. Dilcher 2007 An Angiosperm Leaf Assemblage from the Warman Clay Pit (Middle Eocene, Claiborne Group), Western Tennessee. BSA Annual Meeting, Chicago, Illinois, July 7 - 12, 2007.
Yang, G.X. and Wang, H. 2006. The Permian Cathaysian Flora of Henan - Yuzhou Flora. Ancient Life and Modern Approaches: Abstracts of the 2nd International Palaeontological Congress, p.74. University of Science and Technology of China Press. Hefei, China.
Wang, H. and Dilcher, D.L. 2006. Angiosperm Leaf megafossil Diversity from the Dakota Formation (Albian-Cenomanian, Cretaceous) in North Western Interior, USA. Ancient Life and Modern Approaches: Abstracts of the 2nd International Palaeontological Congress, p.533. University of Science and Technology of China Press. Hefei, China.
Dilcher, D.L., Wang, H. 2006. A Mississippi Embayment Plant Community Before the Catastrophe - Masstrichtian Angiosperm Leaf Megafossils from Western Tennessee, USA. Ancient Life and Modern Approaches: Abstracts of the 2nd International Palaeontological Congress, p.524. University of Science and Technology of China Press. Hefei, China.
Wang, H. and Dilcher, D.L. 2005. Aquatic angiosperms from the Dakota Formation (Albian, Lower Cretaceous), Hoisington III locality, Kansas, USA. BSA Annual Meeting, August 13-17, 2005, Austin, Texas.
Dilcher, D.L., Wang, H. and Kowalski, E. 2005. Dakota Formation paleoclimate estimates from Late Albian angiosperm leaves. GSA North-Central Section - 39th Annual Meeting (May 19–20, 2005), Minneapolis, Minnesota. Geological Society of America Abstracts with Programs, Vol. 37, No. 5, p. 85.
Wang, H., Soltis, D.E., Soltis, P.S., Dilcher, D.L., and Herendeen, P.S., 2002. Deep Time: A Comprehensive Phylogenetic Tree of Living and Fossil Angiosperms. BSA Annual Meeting, August 3-8, 2002, Madison, Wisconsin.
Wang, H. and Dilcher, D.L., 2002. Cenomanian angiosperm leaf megafossils, Dakota Formation, Hoisington III locality, Barton County, Kansas. GSA Southeast Section (51st) Annual Meeting, April 3-5, 2002, Lexington, Kentucky.
Wang, H., Dilcher, D.L and Schwarzwalder R., 2000. Eoplatanus serrata – an extinct Cretaceous sycamore or plane tree from Braun Locality, Kansas, USA. The sixth conference of International Organization of Paleobotany, Qinhuandao, China.
Wang, H. and Dilcher, D. L., 2000. Diversity of angiosperm leaf megafossils from the Dakota Formation (Cenomanian, Cretaceous), Western Interior, USA – with special reference to the Braun Locality, Kansas. The sixth conference of International Organization of Paleobotany, Qinhuandao, China.
Wang, H. and Dilcher, D. L., 1999. Diversity of angiosperms from the Dakota Formation, North Western Interior, USA XVI International Botanical Congress. St. Louis, USA.
Wang, H. and Dilcher, D. L., 1999. Diversity of angiosperm leaf megafossils from the Dakota Fm. , north Western Interior, USA The Geological Society of America 48th Annual Meeting, Southeastern Section.
Wang, H. and Yang G.X., 1995. Qasimia Hill from the Permian of western Henan Province, Central China. International Conference On Evolution and Diversification of Terrestrial Plants Through Geologic Times. Nanjing, China.
Yang, G.X. and Wang, H., 1995. Three species of Scolecopteris from the Permian of China. International Conference on Evolution and Diversification of Terrestrial Plants through Geologic Times. Nanjing, China.
Professional Associations:
Paleobotanical Society of China
Botanical Society of America, Paleobotanical Section
Geological Society of America