Fossil newtonia (Fabaceae: Mimoseae) seeds from the early miocene (22-21 MA) mush valley in Ethiopia

Aaron D. Pan; Ellen D. Currano; Bonnie F. Jacobs; Mulugeta Feseha; Neil Tabor; Patrick S. Herendeen

doi:10.1086/663967

Fossil newtonia (Fabaceae: Mimoseae) seeds from the early miocene (22-21 MA) mush valley in Ethiopia

Aaron D. Pan, Ellen D. Currano, Bonnie F. Jacobs, Mulugeta Feseha, Neil Tabor, Patrick S. Herendeen

Program in Biological Sciences-Chicago Botanic Garden

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Abstract

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.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	290-296
Number of pages	7
Journal	International Journal of Plant Sciences
Volume	173
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1086/663967
State	Published - Mar 2012

Keywords

Fabaceae
Fillaeopsis
Funiculus
Mimoseae
Miocene
Newtonia

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Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics
Plant Science

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Fossil newtonia (Fabaceae: Mimoseae) seeds from the early miocene (22-21 MA) mush valley in Ethiopia

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