Oldest known Eucalyptus macrofossils are from South America.

The evolutionary history of Eucalyptus and the eucalypts, the larger clade of seven genera including Eucalyptus that today have a natural distribution almost exclusively in Australasia, is poorly documented from the fossil record. Little physical evidence exists bearing on the ancient geographical d...

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Main Authors: María A Gandolfo, Elizabeth J Hermsen, María C Zamaloa, Kevin C Nixon, Cynthia C González, Peter Wilf, N Rubén Cúneo, Kirk R Johnson
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2011-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/pmid/21738605/?tool=EBI