Annual, biennial or perennial, rarely monocarpic herbs, subshrubs and rarely erect or
lianescent shrubs, not aromatic; primary root usually persistent, often developed as strong …

The evolution of plant ecosystems during the Cenophytic was complex and influenced by
both abiotic and biotic factors. Among abiotic forces were tectonics, the distribution of …

Premise of research. The Cenozoic fossil record is crucial for understanding the evolution of
the remarkably high diversity of angiosperms. However, the quality and biases of the …

Fossil grass silica short cell phytoliths (GSSCP) have been used to reconstruct the
biogeography of Poaceae, untangle crop domestication history and detect past vegetation …

The origin and spread of grass-dominated biomes in North America have traditionally been
inferred from indirect lines of evidence, most importantly the evolution of ungulates with high …

Abstract Background and Aims Grass silica short cell (GSSC) phytoliths appear to be the
most reliable source of fossil evidence for tracking the evolutionary history and paleoecology …

Aim To examine the historical biogeography of the Boraginales using molecular dating and
ancestral area reconstruction. Location World‐wide. Methods We constructed data sets that …

Long-distance dispersal seems to be the main biogeographic event responsible for
intriguing distribution patterns in plant groups in which sister taxa are separated by …

Abstract The Ash Hollow Formation (AHF) of the Ogallala Group is an important sedimentary
archive of the emergence of the Great Plains and it contains major groundwater resources …

This study aimed to examine the systematic position of South American species of Phacelia
(Hydrophyllaceae) and Wigandia (Namaceae) and the historical biogeography of …