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Explaining disjunct distributions in the flora of southern South America:
evolutionary history and biogeography of Myrceugenia (Myrtaceae)
José C. Murillo A., Tod F. Stuessy & Eduardo Ruiz
APPENDIX S1 Selected* fossil remains of Myrtaceae mainly from southern South
America.
Period / taxon / structure
Upper Cretaceous
Myrtaceae, pollen
Myrtaceidites eugenioides,
pollen
Myrtaceidites, pollen
Myrtaceae, pollen
Myrceugenelloxylon antarcticus,
wood
Myrtaceae, leaves
Myrtaceae, pollen, wood
Palaeocene
Myrcia cf. reticulato-venosa,
leaves
Myrceugenia chubutense, wood
Myrtaceae, leaves
Paleomyrtinaea princetonensis,
fruits
Eocene
Eucalyptus
Myrcia chubutense, leaves
Myrceugenia, leaves
Myrcia, leaves
Myrtaceidites verrucosus, pollen
Oligocene–Miocene
Myrtaceae, pollen
Myrtaceidites verrucosus, pollen
Myrceugenellites maytenoides,
wood
Myrtaceae, wood, leaves, pollen
Location
Age (Ma)
References
Antarctica
Antarctica
89.3–70.6
78–68
Antarctica
Argentina
Antarctica
65–48
83
72.1–66
Dettmann (1989)
Dettmann & Thomson
(1987)
Partridge (2002)
Prámparo et al. (2007)
Poole et al. (2001, 2003)
Antarctica
Antarctica
74–66
70–65
Dutra & Batten (2000)
Poole & Cantrill (2006)
Chile
61–47
Troncoso et al. (2002)
Argentina
Antartica
64.67–63.49
56.8–51.9
USA
56
Ragonese (1980)
Birkenmajer & Zastawniak
(1986)
Pigg et al. (1993)
Patagonia
Patagonia
Chile
Chile
Panamá–Argentina
52
52
54.8–49
54.8–49
37.2
Gandolfo et al. (2011)
Wilf et al. (2003)
Gayó et al. (2005)
Gayó et al. (2005)
Romero & Zamaloa (1985);
Thornhill et al. (2012)
Argentina
Patagonia
Chile–Argentina
33–23
28–25
28–16
Prámparo et al. (2007)
Barreda et al. (2009)
Nishida et al. (1988)
Chile–Argentina
23
Barreda et al. (2007)
* This is not an exhaustive list of fossil remains. The objective is to indicate the ancient age of Myrtaceae
in southern South America.
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