Claim · model-written summary
The Cunoniaceae fossils indicate a more complicated biogeographical history for the family.
- Taxon
- CunoniaceaeCunoniaceaee2
- Outcome
- biogeographical historye1
- Qualifier
- more complicatede1
Not reportedMaterialGeneCompoundOrgan / stageInteractorInteractor roleSecond interactorSecond interactor roleTreatmentComparatorSettingDirectionValue
Verbatim
e1“indicating a more complicated biogeographical history for this important Gondwanan family”
e2“Cunoniaceae are important elements of rainforests across the Southern Hemisphere”
Title
Extending beyond Gondwana: Cretaceous Cunoniaceae from western North America
Keana K. Tang; Selena Y. Smith; Brian A. Atkinson New Phytologist 2022. doi:10.1111/nph.17976
Other claims from this paper (4)
- Observation Two fossil winged fruits extend the geographical range of Cunoniaceae and Ceratopetalum to Sucia Island, Washington.
- Observation The fossils are the first unequivocal evidence of crown Cunoniaceae from the Cretaceous of North America.
- Observation The fossil fruits are assigned to a new species, Ceratopetalum suciensis.
- Observation Fossil fruits share diagnostic characters with Ceratopetalum, including four to five persistent calyx lobes.