Amazing new #fossils by Bansal and colleagues in Science Magazine show that asian #dipterocarp lineages may have been present in Africa since the Cretaceous, long before they dispersed and grabbed a foothold in Asia science.org/doi/10.1126/sc…

Study by a highly motivated team points to a Southeast Asian Dipterocarp origin and diversification driven by Africa-India floristic interchange 👏 Cool integration of Paleobotany, Phylogenetics and more🌟 Mahi Bansal shivaprakash.K.N Science Magazine science.org/doi/10.1126/sc…

The long ongoing debate on the origin of dipterocarps has been answered!

#Dipterocarps are among the tallest #trees on earth and dominate the forests of #SEAsia , but did you know they originated in #Africa ? science.org/doi/10.1126/sc…

#paleobotany #palynology #fossil #fossilfriday #diversity #taxonomy #biogeography 📝Southeast #Asian #Dipterocarp origin and #diversification driven by #Africa-#India floristic interchange 🔗science.org/doi/10.1126/sc… ♦️Mahi Bansal et al. | SCIENCE

Using fossil pollen, molecular data, and fossil amber records, a new Science study finds that dipterocarpaceae, a tropical rainforest tree family, originated in Cretaceous Africa, then dispersed through India to tropical Southeast Asia. fcld.ly/c6v4zcv #FossilFriday

Now highlighted in Nature!⭐⭐ Mahi Bansal shivaprakash.K.N The foreign trees that now reign over Asia’s jungles nature.com/articles/d4158…

The sal wood that we use in the construction of houses and furniture has its roots in Africa. m.timesofindia.com/city/lucknow/s… The Times Of India Science Magazine shivaprakash.K.N

More on the amazing dipterocarps and their journey from #Africa, to #India , with as final destination #Asia nature.com/articles/d4158…

The foreign trees that now reign over Asia’s jungles go.nature.com/3g9y22p