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

• Published in: Journal of Biogeography
• Main Authors: Carpenter, RJ, Truswell, EM, Harris, WK
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Blackwell Publishing Ltd 2010
• Subjects: Biological Sciences; Plant Biology; Plant Biology not elsewhere classified; Antarctic; Austral; Indian; Kerguelen; Ner; New Zealand; Stepping Stones; Antarc*
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2699.2010.02279.x; http://ecite.utas.edu.au/95339

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...