A new Choerospondias (Anacardiaceae) endocarp from the middle Miocene of Southeast China and its paleoecological implications

Wang, Zixi; Herrera, Fabiany; Shu, Junwu; Yin, Suxin; Shi, Gongle

doi:10.1016/j.revpalbo.2020.104312

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“…Choerospondias fossils have been reported from the early Eocene to the Pleistocene strata [ 3 , 4 , 5 , 6 , 8 , 12 , 13 , 37 , 38 ]. The differences between those fossil species are reflected in their size, number of germination pores, and internal anatomical characteristics.…”

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“…C. axillaris from the Pliocene [ 10 , 11 ]. Two fossils are from China, including C. nanningensis from late Oligocene Nanning, Guangxi [ 12 ], and C. fujianensis from middle Miocene Fotan, Fujian [ 13 ], both of which are located at low latitudes near the Tropic of Cancer. Among these fossil endocarps, C. nanningensis has the lowest latitude.…”

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“…Among these fossil endocarps, C. nanningensis has the lowest latitude. Choerospondias endocarps have also been found at several archaeological sites in China corresponding to the Quaternary period, indicating that early humans living in these areas used Choerospondias as a food source [ 13 , 14 , 15 , 16 , 17 ]. Previous studies on Choerospondias fossils tend to focus on taxonomy and paleoecology, while the origin and dispersal pathways of the Choerospondias remain ambiguous.…”

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Late Miocene Leaves and Endocarps of Choerospondias (Anacardiaceae) from Zhejiang, Eastern China: Implications for Paleogeography and Paleoclimate

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Guo

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Choerospondias (Anacardiaceae), characterized by radially arranged germination pores near the top, is a monotypic genus mainly distributed in subtropical and tropical eastern Asia, while fossil records indicate a wide distribution throughout Eurasia during the Cenozoic. In this study, we reported three-dimensionally preserved Choerospondias endocarps, and the associated compressed leaves from the late Miocene Shengxian Formation in Tiantai, Zhejiang, eastern China. The plant remains were assigned to two new fossil species. The endocarps were identified as Choerospondias tiantaiensis sp. nov., and the leaves were identified as Choerospondias mioaxillaris sp. nov. Based on fossil records and climate fluctuation during the Cenozoic, we conclude that Choerospondias may have originated from Europe in the early Eocene and then spread to Asia along the coast and island chains of the Tethys and Paratethys oceans. The distribution position of the current fossils was adjacent to the northern boundary of the modern distribution of Choerospondias in East Asia, indicating that the distribution pattern of Choerospondias in East Asia likely formed no later than the late Miocene. We reconstructed the late Miocene paleoclimate of eastern Zhejiang by using the method of climate analysis of endemic species (CAES), and then compared it to the data reconstructed in previous studies. The results indicate that the late Miocene climate in eastern Zhejiang was similar to or warmer and more humid than the modern climate in this region.

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Late Miocene Leaves and Endocarps of Choerospondias (Anacardiaceae) from Zhejiang, Eastern China: Implications for Paleogeography and Paleoclimate

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“…B. L. Burtt et A. W. Hill is a deciduous broad-leaved tree species of Anacardiaceae, which is a monospecific species of genus Choerospondias in eastern Asia and mainly distributed in Japan and South China. C. axillaris has a long cultivation and utilization history, whose fruit fossil with 15-million-year-old was first discovered in Fujian, China (Wang et al 2020). For its characteristics of fast growth and strong adaptability, C. axillaris is suitable for artificial afforestation.…”

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“…C. axillaris has a long cultivation and utilization history, whose fruit fossil with 15-million-year-old was first discovered in Fujian, China (Wang et al. 2020 ). For its characteristics of fast growth and strong adaptability, C. axillaris is suitable for artificial afforestation.…”

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The complete chloroplast genome of Choerospondias axillaris (Roxb.) B. L. Burtt et A. W. Hill, an ancient and versatile plant

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Wang

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Long-term floristic and climatic stability of northern Indochina: Evidence from the Oligocene Ha Long flora, Vietnam

Huang

Spicer

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Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology

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A new Choerospondias (Anacardiaceae) endocarp from the middle Miocene of Southeast China and its paleoecological implications

Cited by 15 publications

References 28 publications

Late Miocene Leaves and Endocarps of Choerospondias (Anacardiaceae) from Zhejiang, Eastern China: Implications for Paleogeography and Paleoclimate

Late Miocene Leaves and Endocarps of Choerospondias (Anacardiaceae) from Zhejiang, Eastern China: Implications for Paleogeography and Paleoclimate

The complete chloroplast genome of Choerospondias axillaris (Roxb.) B. L. Burtt et A. W. Hill, an ancient and versatile plant

Long-term floristic and climatic stability of northern Indochina: Evidence from the Oligocene Ha Long flora, Vietnam

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