A molecular timescale for eukaryote evolution with implications for the origin of red algal-derived plastids
… simply photosynthesis) evolved in cyanobacteria … the first photosynthetic eukaryotes. There
are three main lineages with primary plastids: red algae, green algae (including land plants) …
are three main lineages with primary plastids: red algae, green algae (including land plants) …
Fossil data support a pre-Cretaceous origin of flowering plants
… The fossil record alone provides only minimum constraints based on clade ages; evolutionary
timescales require further inference. However, molecular clocks are not the only methods …
timescales require further inference. However, molecular clocks are not the only methods …
Global plant–symbiont organization and emergence of biogeochemical cycles resolved by evolution-based trait modelling
… We conclude that, as a consequence of land plant evolution, belowground symbioses
have been a key force influencing plant communities, and that, in turn, the resulting plant–soil–…
have been a key force influencing plant communities, and that, in turn, the resulting plant–soil–…
Fossil constraints on the timescale of parasitic helminth evolution
K De Baets, P Dentzien-Dias, GWM Harrison… - The evolution and fossil …, 2021 - Springer
… The oldest confidently identified nematode body fossils derives from the Early Devonian (…
with the early land plant, Aglaophyton major, and are considered the earliest evidence for plant …
with the early land plant, Aglaophyton major, and are considered the earliest evidence for plant …
Early plant organics increased global terrestrial mud deposition through enhanced flocculation
… from (3), shown alongside ranges of key evolutionary events in early plant evolution (1). The
amount of alluvial mudrock increased with proliferation of early diverging plant lineages (eg, …
amount of alluvial mudrock increased with proliferation of early diverging plant lineages (eg, …
Rhynie chert fossils demonstrate the independent origin and gradual evolution of lycophyte roots
AJ Hetherington, L Dolan - Current opinion in plant biology, 2019 - Elsevier
… The authors review the main phases of the evolution of mycorrhizal interactions with plants
by … hypothetical times for the evolution of key symbiotic events during land plant evolution. …
by … hypothetical times for the evolution of key symbiotic events during land plant evolution. …
What is the age of flowering plants?
H Sauquet, S Ramírez-Barahona, S Magallón - 2022 - academic.oup.com
… Here, we first clarify and distinguish among the three ages of … on the time scale of flowering
plant diversification be … so much time and effort from plant evolutionary biologists. While we …
plant diversification be … so much time and effort from plant evolutionary biologists. While we …
Evolutionary Timeline and Genomic Plasticity Underlying the Lifestyle Diversity in Rhizobiales
… of early land plants (3), the primitive interaction between these Rhizobiales lineages and …
earliest land plants might have contributed to the successful terrestrialization of early plants. …
earliest land plants might have contributed to the successful terrestrialization of early plants. …
A tenfold slowdown in river meander migration driven by plant life
A Ielpi, MGA Lapôtre - Nature Geoscience, 2020 - nature.com
… driven by the Palaeozoic evolution of plant life about 440 million … by the rise of land plants
dramatically impacted biogeochemical … We define an avulsion timescale, Ta = h/va, with va the …
dramatically impacted biogeochemical … We define an avulsion timescale, Ta = h/va, with va the …
Recalibration of the insect evolutionary time scale using Monte San Giorgio fossils suggests survival of key lineages through the End-Permian Extinction
… , we present a revised time scale for insect evolution. Our date … We found that major
evolutionary innovations, including flight … implications for understanding the evolution of insects …
evolutionary innovations, including flight … implications for understanding the evolution of insects …