[HTML][HTML] Are legumes different? Origins and consequences of evolving nitrogen fixing symbioses

U Mathesius - Journal of Plant Physiology, 2022‏ - Elsevier
Nitrogen fixing symbioses between plants and bacteria are ancient and, while not
numerous, are formed in diverse lineages of plants ranging from microalgae to …

The evolution of Patagonian climate and vegetation from the Mesozoic to the present

ARI Iglesias, AE Artabe, EM Morel - Biological Journal of the …, 2011‏ - academic.oup.com
In this review, Patagonian phytogeographical patterns are analysed from a global and
evolutionary perspective that takes into account aspects from the geology, climatology and …

Exceptional continental record of biotic recovery after the Cretaceous–Paleogene mass extinction

TR Lyson, IM Miller, AD Bercovici, K Weissenburger… - Science, 2019‏ - science.org
We report a time-calibrated stratigraphic section in Colorado that contains unusually
complete fossils of mammals, reptiles, and plants and elucidates the drivers and tempo of …

The origin of the legumes is a complex paleopolyploid phylogenomic tangle closely associated with the Cretaceous–Paleogene (K–Pg) mass extinction event

EJM Koenen, DI Ojeda, FT Bakker… - Systematic …, 2021‏ - academic.oup.com
The consequences of the Cretaceous–Paleogene (K–Pg) boundary (KPB) mass extinction
for the evolution of plant diversity remain poorly understood, even though evolutionary …

Late Paleocene fossils from the Cerrejón Formation, Colombia, are the earliest record of Neotropical rainforest

SL Wing, F Herrera, CA Jaramillo… - Proceedings of the …, 2009‏ - pnas.org
Neotropical rainforests have a very poor fossil record, making hypotheses concerning their
origins difficult to evaluate. Nevertheless, some of their most important characteristics can be …

Paleogene land mammal faunas of South America; a response to global climatic changes and indigenous floral diversity

MO Woodburne, FJ Goin, M Bond, AA Carlini… - Journal of mammalian …, 2014‏ - Springer
An appraisal of Paleogene floral and land mammal faunal dynamics in South America
suggests that both biotic elements responded at rate and extent generally comparable to …

Evolution and biogeography of actinorhizal plants and legumes: A comparison

J Ardley, J Sprent - Journal of Ecology, 2021‏ - Wiley Online Library
The symbiosis between plants and nitrogen‐fixing bacteria is widespread among legumes
and actinorhizal plants within the nitrogen‐fixing root nodule (NFN) clade. However, there …

Splendid and seldom isolated: the paleobiogeography of Patagonia

P Wilf, NR Cúneo, IH Escapa, D Pol… - Annual Review of …, 2013‏ - annualreviews.org
The idea that South America was an island continent over most of the Cenozoic, during
which its unusual mammalian faunas evolved in isolation, is outstandingly influential in …

Green Web or megabiased clock? Plant fossils from Gondwanan Patagonia speak on evolutionary radiations

P Wilf, IH Escapa - New Phytologist, 2015‏ - Wiley Online Library
Evolutionary divergence‐age estimates derived from molecular 'clocks' are frequently
correlated with paleogeographic, paleoclimatic and extinction events. One prominent …