Cryptocarya chinensis from the Upper Pleistocene of South China and its biogeographic and paleoecological implications.

ABSTRACT: Anatomical structure of mummified wood of Cryptocarya (Lauraceae) from the Upper Pleistocene of Maoming, South China and the woods of 15 extant species of Cryptocarya from China and Malaysia were examined. The fossil wood has been convincingly attributed to extant species Cryptocarya chinensis (Hance) Hemsl. This is the first reliable fossil record of Cryptocarya in Asia. The finding combined with the results of Biomod2 species distribution modeling suggest that the range of C. chinensis in the Late Pleistocene in South China and North Vietnam was very restricted due to increased continental aridity and enhanced temperature seasonality in this region. Thus, modern populations of C. chinensis in Maoming can be considered as glacial rel

SUBMITTER: Huang LL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10405060 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature