[HTML][HTML] Divergent evolutionary trajectories of bryophytes and tracheophytes from a complex common ancestor of land plants
The origin of plants and their colonization of land fundamentally transformed the terrestrial
environment. Here we elucidate the basis of this formative episode in Earth history through …
environment. Here we elucidate the basis of this formative episode in Earth history through …
Simultaneous diversification of Polypodiales and angiosperms in the Mesozoic
Comprising about 82% of the extant fern species diversity, Polypodiales are generally
believed to have diversified in the Late Cretaceous. We estimated the divergence times of …
believed to have diversified in the Late Cretaceous. We estimated the divergence times of …
[HTML][HTML] Phylotranscriptomics illuminates the placement of whole genome duplications and gene retention in ferns
JA Pelosi, EH Kim, WB Barbazuk… - Frontiers in Plant Science, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Ferns are the second largest clade of vascular plants with over 10,000 species, yet the
generation of genomic resources for the group has lagged behind other major clades of …
generation of genomic resources for the group has lagged behind other major clades of …
The Khasurty fossil insect lagerstätte
DS Kopylov, AP Rasnitsyn, DS Aristov… - Paleontological …, 2020 - Springer
Abstract The Khasurty locality (Lower Cretaceous of Transbaikalia, Russia) is one of the
largest fossil insect sites in the region. Over the entire period of study, more than 6000 insect …
largest fossil insect sites in the region. Over the entire period of study, more than 6000 insect …
New insights into the evolution of the fern family Dennstaedtiaceae from an expanded molecular phylogeny and morphological analysis
Dennstaedtiaceae has 270 species, a worldwide distribution, and an edge-colonizing habit
that is unusual among ferns. Aneuploidy, polyploidy, and hybrids are common in the family …
that is unusual among ferns. Aneuploidy, polyploidy, and hybrids are common in the family …
[HTML][HTML] Selaginella in Cretaceous amber from Myanmar
AR Schmidt, P Korall, M Krings, S Weststrand… - Willdenowia, 2022 - BioOne
Selaginella (Selaginellales, Selaginellaceae) is the most speciose genus of lycophytes and,
with approximately 750 recognized present-day species, also one of the largest genera of …
with approximately 750 recognized present-day species, also one of the largest genera of …
Evaluating the status of fern and lycophyte nothotaxa in the context of the Pteridophyte Phylogeny Group classification (PPG I)
HM Liu, E Schuettpelz… - Journal of Systematics …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Hybridization has long been recognized as common in ferns, but the products of this
arguably evolutionary important process have often been ignored in classifications. For …
arguably evolutionary important process have often been ignored in classifications. For …
Fossil evidence of eupolypod ferns in the mid-Cretaceous of Myanmar
Divergence time estimates based on DNA sequence variation of extant species suggest that
eupolypod ferns were diverse already in the Cretaceous; however, fossil evidence to …
eupolypod ferns were diverse already in the Cretaceous; however, fossil evidence to …
[HTML][HTML] Character evolution of modern eupolypods supports the assignment of the fossil fern Cretacifilix fungiformis to Dryopteridaceae
L Regalado, H Schneider, P Müller… - Frontiers in Ecology and …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
The fossil fern species Cretacifilix fungiformis from mid-Cretaceous Kachin amber from
Myanmar was previously assigned to eupolypod ferns for having sporangia with a vertical …
Myanmar was previously assigned to eupolypod ferns for having sporangia with a vertical …
A mid-Cretaceous tree fern of Thyrsopteridaceae (Cyatheales) preserved in Myanmar amber
C Li, RC Moran, J Ma, B Wang, J Hao, Q Yang - Cretaceous Research, 2020 - Elsevier
An unusual tree fern trapped in mid-Cretaceous Myanmar amber is described as
Thyrsopteris cretacea sp. nov.(Thyrsopteridaceae). The fossil most resembles T. elegans, a …
Thyrsopteris cretacea sp. nov.(Thyrsopteridaceae). The fossil most resembles T. elegans, a …