Lauraceae fossils from a volcanic Palaeocene oceanic island, Ninetyeast Ridge, Indian Ocean: ancient long-distance dispersal?

• Main Authors: Carpenter, Raymond J., Truswell, Elizabeth, Harris, W K
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: unknown
• Published: Blackwell Publishing Ltd 2015
• Subjects: Antarctic; Austral; Kerguelen; Indian; New Zealand; Ner; Stepping Stones; Antarc*
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/1885/34593

Aim: Geological and fossil records are critical for historical biogeography studies. A plant fossil assemblage from a small, well-dated, transient late Palaeocene island was re-investigated with regard to regional geology and vicariance versus dispersal hypotheses. Location: Deep Sea Drilling Progra...