This review explores the evolution of extant South American tropical biomes, focusing on
when and why they developed. Tropical vegetation experienced a radical transformation …

Abstract Premise The spurge family Euphorbiaceae is prominent in tropical rainforests
worldwide, particularly in Asia. There is little consensus on the biogeographic origins of the …

Premise Cunoniaceae are a family of shrubs and trees with 27 genera and ca. 335 species,
mostly confined to tropical and wet temperate zones of the southern hemisphere. There are …

Abstract Premise Acmopyle (Podocarpaceae) comprises two extant species from Oceania
that are physiologically restricted to ever‐wet rainforests, a confirmed fossil record based on …

The Podocarpaceae are a morphologically diverse conifer family that have a cryptic fossil
record reported since the Permian. We reviewed the fossil record of Podocarpaceae, tested …

A major reorganization of Patagonian ecosystems occurred when permanent ice sheets
appeared in Antarctica and the Andean Range uplifted in southern South America. Rich …

A major climate shift took place about 40 Myr ago—the Middle Eocene Climatic Optimum or
MECO—triggered by a significant rise of atmospheric CO2 concentrations. The biotic …

The role and climatic impact of the opening of the Drake Passage and how it affected both
marine and terrestrial environments across the Eocene–Oligocene transition (EOT∼ 34 Ma) …

Early Paleocene macrofloras from the Southern Hemisphere are little known, despite their
significance for understanding plant evolution, biogeography, and global variation in …

The fossil record from Cenozoic sediments provides a great deal of information that has
direct bearing on the early assembling of modern Patagonian ecosystems. In this synthesis …