Phylogenies are a central and indispensable tool for evolutionary and ecological research.
Even though most angiosperm families are well investigated from a phylogenetic point of …

Abstract Deep-time (= pre-Quaternary) maar lakes and certain other, hydrologically deep
volcanogenic lakes, are often excellent Konservat-Lagerstätten representing unique …

ABSTRACT Miocene New Zealand was a small, highly oceanic landmass which makes it
ideal for recording terrestrial climate, free of the complications of a continental setting …

Fossil leaves of two Early Miocene orchids (Dendrobium and Earina) are reported from New
Zealand. The distinctive, raised tetra‐to cyclocytic stomatal subsidiary cells of Earina and …

To better understand the historical biogeography of the southern hemisphere and
evolutionary responses of plants to aridity, we undertook a detailed phylogenetic study of the …

A freshwater diatomite deposit near Dunedin, South Island, New Zealand provides an
exceptional archive of mid-latitude, seasonal climate variation during latest Oligocene-early …

The Asteridae is a group of some 80,000 species of flowering plants characterized by their
fused corollas and iridoid compounds. Recent phylogenetic analyses have helped delimit …

Examination of over 700 fossil leaves from an early Miocene finely laminated lacustrine
diatomite at Foulden Maar, near Middlemarch, Otago, New Zealand, provides evidence that …

The reorganisation of Earth's climate system from the Oligocene to the Miocene was
influenced by complex interactions between Tethyan tectonics, orbital parameters …

Abstract The modern New Zealand flora has a relatively low number of families and genera
in relation to land area, but well-preserved macrofossils and pollen from three sites in …