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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Main Authors: Naylet K. Centeno-González, Hugo I. Martínez-Cabrera, Héctor Porras-Múzquiz, Emilio Estrada-Ruiz
Format: article
Language:EN
Published: Nature Portfolio 2021
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Online Access:https://doaj.org/article/fcd3f38dbfda4f5aa925ddac9003f7c9
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