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A Late Cretaceous Piper (Piperaceae) from Colombia and diversification patterns for the genus.
American journal of botany - 1 Feb 2015
Martínez Camila, Carvalho Mónica R, Madriñán Santiago, Jaramillo Carlos A
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PREMISE OF THE STUDY: Documented fossil floras in the neotropics are sparse, yet their records provide evidence on the spatial and temporal occurrence of taxa, allowing for testing of biogeographical and diversification scenarios on individual lineages. A new fossil Piper from the Late Cretaceous of Colombia is described here, and its importance for assessing diversification patterns in the genus is addressed....
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