Late Campanian fossil of a legume fruit supports Mexico as a center of Fabaceae radiation

Naylet Centeno-González et al. report the discovery of the oldest legume fruit fossil at 73.5 million years old in the Olmos Formation of Mexico. This finding supports the hypothesis that Mexico is the center of radiation for Fabaceae.

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Autores principales: Naylet K. Centeno-González, Hugo I. Martínez-Cabrera, Héctor Porras-Múzquiz, Emilio Estrada-Ruiz
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Publicado: Nature Portfolio 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://doaj.org/article/fcd3f38dbfda4f5aa925ddac9003f7c9
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Sumario:Naylet Centeno-González et al. report the discovery of the oldest legume fruit fossil at 73.5 million years old in the Olmos Formation of Mexico. This finding supports the hypothesis that Mexico is the center of radiation for Fabaceae.