Claim · model-written summary
The specimens are the first African amber fossils of liverworts, mosses and lichens.
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e0“These new specimens represent the first amber fossils of liverworts, mosses, and lichens from the African continent”
Title
Miocene Ethiopian amber: A new source of fossil cryptogams
Valentine Bouju; Kathrin Feldberg; Ulla Kaasalainen; et al. Journal of Systematics and Evolution 2021. doi:10.1111/jse.12796
Other claims from this paper (8)
- Observation Miocene Ethiopian amber preserves diverse cryptogams at high fidelity.
- Observation Thysananthus aethiopicus was described as a new fossil liverwort species.
- Observation Lejeunea abyssinicoides was described as a new fossil liverwort species.
- Observation Frullania shewanensis was described as a new fossil liverwort species.
- Observation Frullania palaeoafricana was described as a new fossil liverwort species.
- Observation A pleurocarpous Isopterygium moss was described.
- Observation A Lecanorales lichen was described.
- Observation The new fossils support tropical to subtropical origin of Ethiopian amber.