Biogeographic analysis of Jurassic–Early Cretaceous wood assemblages from Gondwana

The terrestrial biogeography of Gondwana during Jurassic–Early Cretaceous times is poorly resolved, and the flora is usually considered to have been rather uniform. This is surprising given the size of Gondwana, which extended from the equator to the South Pole. Documenting Gondwanan terrestrial flo...

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Autores principales: Philippe, M., Bamford, M., McLoughlin, S., Alves, L. S. R., Falcon-Lang, H. J., Gnaedinger, S., Ottone, Eduardo Guillermo, Pole, M., Rajanikanth, A., Shoemaker, R. E., Torres, T., Zamuner, Alba Berta
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spelling I19-R120-10915-1767512025-02-20T20:11:53Z http://sedici.unlp.edu.ar/handle/10915/176751 Biogeographic analysis of Jurassic–Early Cretaceous wood assemblages from Gondwana Philippe, M. Bamford, M. McLoughlin, S. Alves, L. S. R. Falcon-Lang, H. J. Gnaedinger, S. Ottone, Eduardo Guillermo Pole, M. Rajanikanth, A. Shoemaker, R. E. Torres, T. Zamuner, Alba Berta 2004 2025-02-20T14:23:07Z en Ciencias Naturales Gondwana Fossil wood Jurassic Early Cretaceous Continental ecosystems Floristic provincialism The terrestrial biogeography of Gondwana during Jurassic–Early Cretaceous times is poorly resolved, and the flora is usually considered to have been rather uniform. This is surprising given the size of Gondwana, which extended from the equator to the South Pole. Documenting Gondwanan terrestrial floristic provincialism in the Jurassic–Early Cretaceous times is important because it provides a historical biogeographic context in which to understand the tremendous evolutionary radiations that occurred during the mid-Cretaceous. In this paper, the distribution of Jurassic–Early Cretaceous fossil wood is analysed at generic level across the entire supercontinent. Specifically, wood assemblages are analyzed in terms of five climatic zones (summer wet, desert, winter wet, warm temperate, cool temperate) established on the basis of independent data. Results demonstrate that araucarian-like conifer wood was a dominant, cosmopolitan element, whereas other taxa showed a greater degree of provincialism. Indeed, several narrowly endemic morphogenera are recognizable from the data. Finally, comparisons with Laurasian wood assemblages indicate strong parallelism between the vegetation of both hemispheres. Facultad de Ciencias Naturales y Museo Articulo Articulo http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) application/pdf 141-173
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topic Ciencias Naturales
Gondwana
Fossil wood
Jurassic
Early Cretaceous
Continental ecosystems
Floristic provincialism
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Gondwana
Fossil wood
Jurassic
Early Cretaceous
Continental ecosystems
Floristic provincialism
Philippe, M.
Bamford, M.
McLoughlin, S.
Alves, L. S. R.
Falcon-Lang, H. J.
Gnaedinger, S.
Ottone, Eduardo Guillermo
Pole, M.
Rajanikanth, A.
Shoemaker, R. E.
Torres, T.
Zamuner, Alba Berta
Biogeographic analysis of Jurassic–Early Cretaceous wood assemblages from Gondwana
topic_facet Ciencias Naturales
Gondwana
Fossil wood
Jurassic
Early Cretaceous
Continental ecosystems
Floristic provincialism
description The terrestrial biogeography of Gondwana during Jurassic–Early Cretaceous times is poorly resolved, and the flora is usually considered to have been rather uniform. This is surprising given the size of Gondwana, which extended from the equator to the South Pole. Documenting Gondwanan terrestrial floristic provincialism in the Jurassic–Early Cretaceous times is important because it provides a historical biogeographic context in which to understand the tremendous evolutionary radiations that occurred during the mid-Cretaceous. In this paper, the distribution of Jurassic–Early Cretaceous fossil wood is analysed at generic level across the entire supercontinent. Specifically, wood assemblages are analyzed in terms of five climatic zones (summer wet, desert, winter wet, warm temperate, cool temperate) established on the basis of independent data. Results demonstrate that araucarian-like conifer wood was a dominant, cosmopolitan element, whereas other taxa showed a greater degree of provincialism. Indeed, several narrowly endemic morphogenera are recognizable from the data. Finally, comparisons with Laurasian wood assemblages indicate strong parallelism between the vegetation of both hemispheres.
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author Philippe, M.
Bamford, M.
McLoughlin, S.
Alves, L. S. R.
Falcon-Lang, H. J.
Gnaedinger, S.
Ottone, Eduardo Guillermo
Pole, M.
Rajanikanth, A.
Shoemaker, R. E.
Torres, T.
Zamuner, Alba Berta
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Bamford, M.
McLoughlin, S.
Alves, L. S. R.
Falcon-Lang, H. J.
Gnaedinger, S.
Ottone, Eduardo Guillermo
Pole, M.
Rajanikanth, A.
Shoemaker, R. E.
Torres, T.
Zamuner, Alba Berta
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title Biogeographic analysis of Jurassic–Early Cretaceous wood assemblages from Gondwana
title_short Biogeographic analysis of Jurassic–Early Cretaceous wood assemblages from Gondwana
title_full Biogeographic analysis of Jurassic–Early Cretaceous wood assemblages from Gondwana
title_fullStr Biogeographic analysis of Jurassic–Early Cretaceous wood assemblages from Gondwana
title_full_unstemmed Biogeographic analysis of Jurassic–Early Cretaceous wood assemblages from Gondwana
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