A Revision of Fossil Sequoia and Taxodium in Western North America Based on the Recent Discovery of Metasequoia

Chaney, Ralph W.

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“…Hsueh 5 on 20 February 1946, which was designated the type specimen of male strobili; and C. J. Hsueh 5/ on 18 May 1946) from the same tree as C. Wang in 1943 (Hu andCheng 1948;Hsueh 1985;Fig. I) (Chaney 1949). Hsen-Hsu Hu reported this discovery in his first paper on the living species of Metasequoia in China (Hu 1946 (Hu and Cheng 1948).…”

Section: Matching the Living Tree With The Fossilmentioning

confidence: 93%

“…Unfortunately, the collection date was wrongly recorded as 1944 (Hu 1948;Merrill 1948a;Cheng 1984), and this error was perpetu ated by many others worldwide (C haney 1948, 1949,1951Florin 1952;Wyman 1953 ;Dupouy 1955;Li 1957Li , 1963Li , 1964Be an 1973 ; Shao et al 2000). Some authors showed the date as 1945 (Merrill 1948b;Miki 1948;Just 1949;Evinger 1957;Gorrie 1965;McGourty 1965), and even 1946 (Miki 1949).…”

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confidence: 99%

“…He helped spread this exciting news in the spring of 1947 (Anonymous 1947 ;Chaney 1947). This was not only the first report in the United States, it was the only one outside China at that time (Ma 2003a, b).…”

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“…The discovery of living Metasequoia gl yptostroboides Hu & Cheng (Taxodiaceae; known as dawn redwood, Chinese redwood, or water fir, the latter a literal translation of the Chinese name, shui shan) during the 1940s in China was considered one of the greatest botanical discoveries in the twentieth century (Chaney 1947(Chaney , 1948(Chaney , 1951Hu 1948 ;Hu and Cheng 1948 ;Merrill 1948a, b ;Chu and Cooper 1950 ;Florin 1952 ;Li 1964;; C. K. Wang 1981;Bartholomew et al 1983;Cheng 1984;Hendricks and Sondergaard 1998;Ma 2003a, b;Ma and Shao 2003).…”

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The History of the Discovery and Initial Seed Dissemination of Metasequoia Glyptostroboides, a "Living Fossil"

Ma¹

2002

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The History of the Discovery and Initial Seed Dissemination of Metasequoia Glyptostroboides, a "Living Fossil"

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2002

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“…M. glyptostroboides Hu and Cheng or M. occidentalis (Newberry) Chancy. Chaney (1951) and Wolfe (1968).…”

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Paleoecological and floristic heterogeneity in the plant-fossil record; an analysis based on the Eocene of Washington

Burnham¹

1994

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Where did they come from, where did they go? Niche conservatism in woody and herbaceous plants and implications for plant‐based paleoclimatic reconstructions

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Paul Acosta

et al. 2024

American J of Botany

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PremiseThe ecological conditions that constrain plants to an environmental niche are assumed to be constant through time. While the fossil record has been used previously to test for niche conservatism of woody flowering plants, additional studies are needed in other plant groups especially since they can provide insight with paleoclimatic reconstructions, high biodiversity in modern terrestrial ecosystems, and significant contributions to agriculture.MethodsWe tested climatic niche conservatism across time by characterizing the climatic niches of living herbaceous ginger plants (Zingiberaceae) and woody dawn redwood (Metasequoia) against paleoniches reconstructed based on fossil distribution data and paleoclimatic models.ResultsDespite few fossil Zingiberaceae occurrences in the latitudinal tropics, unlike living Zingiberaceae, extinct Zingiberaceae likely experienced paratropical conditions in the higher latitudes, especially in the Cretaceous and Paleogene. The living and fossil distributions of Metasequoia largely remain in the upper latitudes of the northern hemisphere. The Zingiberaceae shifted from an initial subtropical climatic paleoniche in the Cretaceous, toward a temperate regime in the late Cenozoic; Metasequoia occupied a more consistent climatic niche over the same time intervals.ConclusionsBecause of the inconsistent climatic niches of Zingiberaceae over geologic time, we are less confident of using them for taxonomic‐based paleoclimatic reconstruction methods like nearest living relative, which assume a consistent climatic niche between extant and extinct relatives; we argue that the consistent climatic niche of Metasequoia is more appropriate for these reconstructions. Niche conservatism cannot be assumed between extant and extinct plants and should be tested further in groups used for paleoclimatic reconstructions.

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A Revision of Fossil Sequoia and Taxodium in Western North America Based on the Recent Discovery of Metasequoia

Cited by 88 publications

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The History of the Discovery and Initial Seed Dissemination of Metasequoia Glyptostroboides, a "Living Fossil"

The History of the Discovery and Initial Seed Dissemination of Metasequoia Glyptostroboides, a "Living Fossil"

Paleoecological and floristic heterogeneity in the plant-fossil record; an analysis based on the Eocene of Washington

Where did they come from, where did they go? Niche conservatism in woody and herbaceous plants and implications for plant‐based paleoclimatic reconstructions

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