Fossil Ericaceae from New Zealand: Deconstructing the use of fossil evidence in Historical Biogeography

Author(s)
Dallas Mildenhall, Reinhard Zetter
Abstract

The Australasian Ericaceae epitomize many problems in understanding the biogeography of the southern hemisphere, especially the relative contributions of Gondwanan vicariance and dispersal. Late Cretaceous fossil pollen of the family suggests extreme antiquity of the group in Australasia, but recent ....

Organisation(s)
Department of Palaeontology
External organisation(s)
Geological and Nuclear Sciences
Journal
American Journal of Botany: the journal for all plant biologists
Volume
97
Pages
59-70
No. of pages
12
ISSN
0002-9122
Publication date
2010
Peer reviewed
Yes
Austrian Fields of Science 2012
105118 Palaeontology
Portal url
https://ucrisportal.univie.ac.at/en/publications/e3932be3-bea0-409d-9726-a87386474f18