The first megafossil of Cibotium within its modern distribution

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First fossil fruits of Elaeocarpus (Elaeocarpaceae) in East Asia: Implications for phytogeography and paleoecology

Xiao-Yan Liu et al.

Summary: This study describes six new species of Elaeocarpus found in Guangxi, Southeast China, providing the first reliable record of the genus occurring in East Asia. The fossils indicate that Elaeocarpus was present in this region by the late Oligocene and had a diverse group of species by the late Miocene.

JOURNAL OF SYSTEMATICS AND EVOLUTION (2022)

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Northern Hemisphere megafossil of Dacrycarpus (Podocarpaceae) from the Miocene of South China and its evolutionary and paleoecological implications

Xin-Kai Wu et al.

Summary: A new species of Dacrycarpus, Dacrycarpus guipingensis sp. nov., from the Miocene Erzitang Formation in Guangxi, South China, is reported, representing the first discovery of Dacrycarpus megafossils in the Northern Hemisphere. The new species, resembling the extant Dacrycarpus imbricatus, indicates a possible Miocene migration of Dacrycarpus from the Southern Hemisphere to Asia.

JOURNAL OF SYSTEMATICS AND EVOLUTION (2021)

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New occurrences of Altingiaceae fossil woods from the Miocene and upper Pleistocene of South China with phytogeographic implications

Lu-Liang Huang et al.

Summary: The findings of fossil woods of Liquidambar in the Miocene and Pleistocene sediments of South China represent a new species, Liquidambar guipingensis sp. nov., and the extant species Liquidambar formosana Hance, respectively. This suggests early diversification of the lineage outside the modern range of the extant species and provides evidence for the presence of Altingiaceae in the interglacial vegetation of South China prior to the Last Glacial Maximum.

JOURNAL OF PALAEOGEOGRAPHY-ENGLISH (2021)

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