Fossil Newtonia (Fabaceae: Mimoseae) Seeds from the Early Miocene (22-21 Ma) Mush Valley in Ethiopia

Numerous fossil winged seeds from the early Miocene (22-21 Ma) of Ethiopia represent the earliest and only definitive record of the ecologically and economically important legume genus Newtonia (Fabaceae: "Mimoseae"). These fossils represent a new species and provide evidence that tropical...

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Published in:International journal of plant sciences 2012-03, Vol.173 (3), p.290-296
Main Authors: Pan, Aaron D., Currano, Ellen D., Jacobs, Bonnie F., Feseha, Mulugeta, Tabor, Neil, Herendeen, Patrick S.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Flowers & plants
Fossils
Geological time
Plant sciences
Rainforests
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Summary:Numerous fossil winged seeds from the early Miocene (22-21 Ma) of Ethiopia represent the earliest and only definitive record of the ecologically and economically important legume genus Newtonia (Fabaceae: "Mimoseae"). These fossils represent a new species and provide evidence that tropical moist forest persisted on the Ethiopian Plateau into the early Miocene.
ISSN:1058-5893
1537-5315
DOI:10.1086/663967