Cynometroxylon aegyptiacum n. sp. (Fabaceae-Detarioideae) from the Miocene of Egypt with palaeoclimatic and biogeographic insights

IF 1.7 3区地球科学 Q2 PALEONTOLOGY Palaeoworld Pub Date : 2024-11-06 DOI:10.1016/j.palwor.2024.10.007

Zainab M. El-Noamani, Nermeen A. Ziada

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Abstract

A new morphospecies of Cynometroxylon is described from the early Miocene deposits of the Gebel El-Khashab Formation exposed along the Cairo-Bahariya desert road in the north Western Desert of Egypt. It is compared with the 13 currently recognized fossil wood species of Cynometroxylon/Cynometra recorded worldwide. The characteristics of this fossil wood align with those typical of the non-seasonal tropical climate during the Miocene period, indicating its habitat at that time. This habitat is consistent with that of some living species of its analogue Cynometra. Upon reviewing the worldwide biogeography of the genus, its extensive distribution in Africa and Asia was observed. Furthermore, the biogeography of the subfamily Detarioideae was compiled, tracing its evolutionary history back to Africa. This confirms the possibility that family Fabaceae likely originated in Africa during the Late Cretaceous to early Paleogene, with subsequent dispersal into Asia and South America. The present record is indicative of a subtropical to warm tropical climate which prevailed in the Miocene of Egypt.

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期刊介绍： Palaeoworld is a peer-reviewed quarterly journal dedicated to the study of past life and its environment. We encourage submission of original manuscripts on all aspects of palaeontology and stratigraphy, comparisons of regional and global data in time and space, and results generated by interdisciplinary investigations in related fields. Some issues will be devoted entirely to a special theme whereas others will be composed of contributed articles. Palaeoworld is dedicated to serving a broad spectrum of geoscientists and palaeobiologists as well as serving as a resource for students in fields as diverse as palaeobiology, evolutionary biology, taxonomy and phylogeny, geobiology, historical geology, and palaeoenvironment. Palaeoworld publishes original articles in the following areas: •Phylogeny and taxonomic studies of all fossil groups •Biostratigraphy, chemostratigraphy, chronostratigraphy •Palaeoecology, palaeoenvironment and global changes throughout Earth history •Tempo and mode of biological evolution •Biological events in Earth history (e.g., extinctions, radiations) •Ecosystem evolution •Geobiology and molecular palaeobiology •Palaeontological and stratigraphic methods •Interdisciplinary studies focusing on fossils and strata