Glacial expansion of cold-tolerant species in low latitudes: megafossil evidence and species distribution modelling
Luliang Huang, Shufeng Li, Wei-Ye Huang, Helanlin Xiang, Jianhua Jin, Alexei A. Oskolski
Abstract
Fossil wood of Chinese white pine (Pinus armandii Franch.) from the Late Pleistocene deposits of Maoming Basin of South China provides the first megafossil evidence for glacial expansion of the range of a cold-tolerant species in low latitudes.
Topics & Concepts
Glacial periodPleistoceneRange (aeronautics)LatitudeLast Glacial MaximumPhysical geographyStructural basinEcologyGeologyPaleontologyGeographyBiologyMaterials scienceGeodesyComposite materialEcology and Vegetation Dynamics StudiesEvolution and Paleontology StudiesPlant Diversity and Evolution