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Comment on “Eocene Fagaceae from Patagonia and Gondwanan legacy in Asian rainforests”

Author(s) -

Thomas Denk,

Robert S. Hill,

Marco Cosimo Simeone,

Charles H. Can,

Mary E. Dettmann,

Paul S. Manos

Publication year - 2019

Publication title -

science

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 12.556

H-Index - 1186

eISSN - 1095-9203

pISSN - 0036-8075

DOI - 10.1126/science.aaz2189

Subject(s) - fagaceae , castanopsis , subgenus , rainforest , southern hemisphere , geography , ecology , biology , taxonomy (biology)

Wilfet al . (Research Articles, 7 June 2019, eaaw5139) claim thatCastanopsis evolved in the Southern Hemisphere from where it spread to its modern distribution in Southeast Asia. However, extensive paleobotanical records of Antarctica and Australia lack evidence of any Fagaceae, and molecular patterns indicate shared biogeographic histories ofCastanopsis ,Castanea ,Lithocarpus , andQuercus subgenusCerris , making the southern route unlikely.

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