2013
DOI: 10.3732/ajb.1200643
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A fossil Fuchsia (Onagraceae) flower and an anther mass with in situ pollen from the early Miocene of New Zealand

Abstract: The floral structures are remarkably similar to those of modern New Zealand Fuchsia. They suggest that the distinctive honeyeater bird-pollination syndrome/association seen in modern New Zealand was already established by the late Oligocene-earliest Miocene. The implications for the biogeography and paleoecology of Fuchsia in Australasia are discussed.

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“…The systematic assignment of fossil flowers has so far mainly relied on extensive morphological investigations and on the identification of apomorphies shared with living taxa (e.g., Drinnan et al 1990; Magallón et al 2001; von Balthazar et al 2005). Studies that identify or corroborate systematic hypotheses of fossil flowers using phylogenetic methods are scarce (e.g., Keller et al 1996; Gandolfo et al 2002; Magallón 2007; Doyle and Endress 2010, 2014; Lee et al 2013; Martínez et al 2016; Schönenberger et al 2020). Most of these analyses investigate the position of individual fossil flowers by focusing on a specific subclade of angiosperms (i.e., an order, a family, or a genus), which has been defined a priori based on comparative morphology and taxonomic expertise (e.g., Hermsen et al 2003; Mendes et al 2014; Martínez et al 2016).…”
Section: Mainmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…The systematic assignment of fossil flowers has so far mainly relied on extensive morphological investigations and on the identification of apomorphies shared with living taxa (e.g., Drinnan et al 1990; Magallón et al 2001; von Balthazar et al 2005). Studies that identify or corroborate systematic hypotheses of fossil flowers using phylogenetic methods are scarce (e.g., Keller et al 1996; Gandolfo et al 2002; Magallón 2007; Doyle and Endress 2010, 2014; Lee et al 2013; Martínez et al 2016; Schönenberger et al 2020). Most of these analyses investigate the position of individual fossil flowers by focusing on a specific subclade of angiosperms (i.e., an order, a family, or a genus), which has been defined a priori based on comparative morphology and taxonomic expertise (e.g., Hermsen et al 2003; Mendes et al 2014; Martínez et al 2016).…”
Section: Mainmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…; Bannister et al., ), and Monimiaceae (Conran et al., ). To date, recovered eudicots include Alseuosmiaceae (Conran et al., ), Apocynaceae (Mildenhall et al., ), Araliaceae, Casuarinaceae, Cunoniaceae, Elaeocarpaceae, Euphorbiaceae (Lee et al., ), Loranthaceae, Menispermaceae (Conran et al., ), Myrsinaceae, Myrtaceae, Onagraceae (Lee et al., ), Proteaceae, Picrodendraceae, Rutaceae (Bannister et al., ), Sapindaceae, Sapotaceae, and Winteraceae. Monocot fossils include Alstroemeriaceae subfam.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…The 23 Ma Foulden Maar diatomite in southern New Zealand contains abundant and diverse, well‐preserved plant macro‐ and microfossils (Pole, ; Mildenhall et al., ; Lee et al., ), including leaves with cuticular preservation, fruits, and flowers, many with in situ pollen (e.g., Bannister et al., , ; Lee et al., , ; Conran et al., , ). Among these fossils was a partial inflorescence bearing several Akania ‐like flowers with anthers and in situ pollen; here, we describe the first global record of a fossil Akaniaceae inflorescence and its associated pollen.…”
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confidence: 99%
“…The flowers, from 2 to 20 mm diameter, were probably insect pollinated (Cunoniaceae, Elaeocarpaceae, Lauraceae [22], Loranthaceae [17], Meliaceae, Monimiaceae (Hedycarya) [17], Picrodendraceae, Rutaceae, Sapotaceae [17]), but some, such as Fuchsia (Onagraceae) [24] and Alseuosmia (Alseuosmiaceae) [17] show bird-pollination syndromes, while Malloranga (Euphorbiaceae) [21] was wind pollinated (table 1). Nineteen families at the site have fossilized diaspores, ranging from 3 to 50 mm in diameter.…”
Section: Resultsmentioning
confidence: 99%