The vegetation of Tertiary islands on the Ninetyeast Ridge

The vegetation of Tertiary islands on the Ninetyeast Ridge

Pollen from deep-sea drilling sites on the Ninetyeast Ridge which reflects island floras that flourished in the Palaeocene and Oligocene, shows pronounced similarity to Australian and New Zealand early Tertiary floras. Although they were closer to southern landmasses during the Tertiary, these islan...

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Veröffentlicht in:Nature (London) 1975-11, Vol.258 (5533), p.303-307
Hauptverfasser: Kemp, Elizabeth M, Harris, Wayne K
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Sprache:eng
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Zusammenfassung:Pollen from deep-sea drilling sites on the Ninetyeast Ridge which reflects island floras that flourished in the Palaeocene and Oligocene, shows pronounced similarity to Australian and New Zealand early Tertiary floras. Although they were closer to southern landmasses during the Tertiary, these islands were truly oceanic, and their colonisation occurred through long-distance dispersal mechanisms.
ISSN:0028-0836
1476-4687
DOI:10.1038/258303a0