A.A. Zolina. Komarov Botanical Institute, Russian Academy of Sciences, 197022, prof. Popov str. 2, St. Petersburg, Russia. azolina@binran.ru
Anastasia Zolina is an paleobotanist with a focus on the Late Cretaceous and Early Paleogene floras of Northern Asia. She also works in the area of paleoclimate and paleoecology reconstructions. She published over 20 papers in international journals. In addition, Anastasia creates sculptures on paleontological themes and popularizes paleobotanical knowledge.
L.B. Golovneva. Komarov Botanical Institute, Russian Academy of Sciences, 197022, prof. Popov str. 2, St. Petersburg, Russia. golovneva@binran.ru
Lina Golovneva has been studying the Cretaceous and Paleogene floras of Northern Asia during more than 30 years. She heads the Botanical Museum, which houses the largest paleontological exhibition in Russia. As the result of numerous expeditions, she has collected plant fossils from different areas of Siberia, the Far East and the North-East Russia. She proposed a scheme of provincial division and the evolution of the Northern Asia flora. She is the author of more than 200 scientific publications.
A.A. Grabovskiy. Komarov Botanical Institute, Russian Academy of Sciences, 197022, prof. Popov str. 2, St. Petersburg, Russia. agrabovskiy@binran.ru
Alexander Grabovskiy focuses on the Cretaceous ferns of the North-East of Russia. He also studies the Late Cretaceous and Paleogene floras of Chukotka. He discovered the unique latest Cretaceous-earliest Paleocene Temlyan flora of Chukotka, which included numerous relicts together with typical Paleocene angiosperms.
