Peter Wilf 
EESI Associate
Peter Wilf
Ph.D., University of Pennsylvania, 1998
Contact Information:
Department of Geosciences
509 Deike Building
University Park, PA 16802
Phone: (814) 865-6721
email: pwilf@geosc.psu.edu
Dept. website: http://www.geosc.psu.edu/%7Epwilf/
Current Research Interests:
Paleobotany; paleoecology; evolution, diversification,
and extinction of flowering plants and plant-insect interactions; use of
fossils as paleoclimate indicators; stratigraphy of continental sequences.
Major field projects in Western Interior U.S. and Patagonia, Argentina.
Selected Publications:
Royer, D.L., L. Sack, P. Wilf, C.H. Lusk, G.J. Jordan, Ü. Niinemets, I.J. Wright, M. Westoby, B. Cariglino, P.D. Coley, A.D. Cutter, K.R. Johnson, C.C. Labandeira, A.T. Moles, M.B. Palmer, F. Valladares, 2007. Fossil leaf economics quantified: calibration, Eocene case study, and implications. Paleobiology, in press.
González, C.C., M.A. Gandolfo, M.C. Zamaloa, N.R. Cúneo, P. Wilf, K.R. Johnson, 2007. Revision of the Proteaceae macrofossil record from
Wilf, P., C.C. Labandeira, K.R. Johnson, B. Ellis, 2006. Decoupled plant and insect diversity after the end-Cretaceous extinction. Science, v. 313, p. 1112-1115 (in Reports). [supplemental data]
Zamaloa, M.C., M.A. Gandolfo, C.C. González, E.J. Romero, N.R. Cúneo, and P. Wilf, 2006. Casuarinaceae from the Eocene of
Secord, R., P.D. Gingerich, M.E. Smith, W.C. Clyde, P. Wilf, and B.S. Singer, 2006. Geochronology and mammalian biostratigraphy of middle and upper Paleocene continental strata, Bighorn Basin, Wyoming. American Journal of Science, v. 306. p. 211-245. [pdf]
Royer, D.L., and P. Wilf, 2006. Why do toothed leaves correlate with cold climates? Gas-exchange at leaf margins provides new insights into a classic paleotemperature proxy. International Journal of Plant Sciences, v. 167, p. 11-18. [pdf]
Wilf, P., C.C. Labandeira, K.R. Johnson, N.R. Cúneo, 2005. Richness of plant-insect associations in Eocene Patagonia: a legacy for South American biodiversity. PNAS, v. 102, p. 8944-8948. [pdf]
Wilf, P., K.R. Johnson, N.R. Cúneo, M.E. Smith, B.S. Singer, and M.A. Gandolfo, 2005, Eocene plant diversity at Laguna del Hunco and Río Pichileufú, Patagonia, Argentina. American Naturalist, v. 165, p. 634-650. [pdf] [supplemental data]
Royer, D.L., P. Wilf, D.A. Janesko, E.A. Kowalski, and D.L. Dilcher, 2005, Correlations of climate and plant ecology to leaf size and shape: potential proxies for the fossil record. American Journal of Botany, v. 92. p. 1141-1151. [pdf]] [images and supplemental data]
Wilf, P., and K.R. Johnson, 2004, Land plant extinction at the end of the Cretaceous: a quantitative analysis of the North Dakota megafloral record. Paleobiology, v. 30, p. 347-368. [pdf] [html]
Greenwood, D.R., P. Wilf, S.L. Wing, and D.C. Christophel, 2004, Paleotemperature estimation using leaf-margin analysis: is Australia different? Palaios, v. 19, p. 129-142. [pdf]
Wilf, P., N.R. Cúneo, K.R. Johnson, J.F. Hicks, S.L. Wing, J.D. Obradovich, 2003, High plant diversity in Eocene South America: Evidence from Patagonia. Science, v. 300, p. 122-125 (in Reports). [pdf] [supplemental data]
Huff, P.M., P. Wilf, and E.J. Azumah, 2003. Digital future for paleoclimate estimation from fossil leaves? Preliminary results. Palaios, v. 18, p. 266-274. [pdf] [images and supplemental data].
Wilf, P., K.R. Johnson, and B. T. Huber. 2003. Correlated terrestrial and marine evidence for global climate changes before mass extinction at the Cretaceous-Paleogene boundary. PNAS 100: 599-604. [pdf] [supplemental data]
C.C. Labandeira, K.R. Johnson, and P. Wilf. 2002. Impact of the terminal Cretaceous event on plant-insect associations. PNAS 99: 2061-2066. [pdf] [html] [supplemental data]
Wilf, P., C.C. Labandeira, K.R. Johnson, P.D. Coley, and A.D. Cutter. 2001. Insect herbivory, plant defense, and early Cenozoic climate change. PNAS 98: 6221-6226. [pdf] [html] [supplemental data]
Burnham, R.J., N.C.A. Pitman, K.R. Johnson, and P. Wilf. 2001. Habitat-related error in estimating temperatures from leaf margins in a humid tropical forest. American Journal of Botany 88: 1096-1102. [pdf] [supplemental data]
Wilf, P., C.C. Labandeira, W.J. Kress, C.L. Staines, D.M. Windsor, A.L. Allen, and K.R. Johnson. 2000. Timing the radiations of leaf beetles: Hispines on gingers from latest Cretaceous to Recent. Science 289: 291-294. [pdf]
Wilf, P. 2000. Late Paleocene-early Eocene climate changes in southwestern Wyoming: Paleobotanical analysis. Geological Society of America Bulletin 112:292-307. [pdf] [supplemental data]
Wilf, P., and C.C. Labandeira. 2000. Effects of Paleocene-Eocene warming on insect herbivory. GFF:122.