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

• Published in: Journal of Biogeography
• Main Authors: Carpenter, R., Truswell, E., Harris, W.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Blackwell Science Ltd 2010
• Subjects: Deep Sea Drilling Program; fossil; historical biogeography; Kerguelen; Lauraceae; long-distance dispersal; Palaeocene; pollen; Site 214; vicariance; Antarctic; Austral; Indian; New Zealand; Ner; Antarc*
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/2440/61290; https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2699.2010.02279.x

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 Program...