A 4000-species dataset provides new insight into the evolution of ferns

• Published in: Molecular phylogenetics and evolution Vol. 105; pp. 200 - 211
• Main Authors: Testo, Weston, Sundue, Michael
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Elsevier Inc 01.12.2016
• Subjects: BAMM; Biological Evolution; data collection; Diversification; epiphytes; Equisetum; Equisetum - classification; Evolution; extinction; Ferns; Ferns - classification; ferns and fern allies; Fossils; Land plants; Phylogeny; vascular plants; BAMM; Land plants; Ferns; Evolution; Phylogeny; Diversification; Fossils

[Display omitted] •Ferns and the seed plant clade diverged by the late Silurian.•Most fern lineages are older than previously reported.•Leptosporangiate fern families arose well before their radiation in the Cenozoic.•Epiphytic growth is not associated with increased diversification. Ferns are the s...