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Fossil flowers of Phylica support a 250 Ma origin for Rhamnaceae
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Fossil flowers of Phylica support a 250 Ma origin for Rhamnaceae

B.B. Lamont and T. He
Trends in Plant Science, Vol.27(11), pp.1093-1094
2022
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Abstract

A new fossil discovery reported by Shi et al. changes our understanding of the biogeographic history of the cosmopolitan family, Rhamnaceae. Flowering shoots of the African genus Phylica (Rhamnaceae) dated at 100 million years ago (Ma) imply a 250 Ma origin of the family in fire-prone Gondwanan vegetation that enabled overland dispersal to all continents where it is currently widespread.

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3 Agriculture, Environment & Ecology
3.64 Phylogenetics & Genomics
3.64.34 Phylogenetic Relationships
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Plant Sciences
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