Expanded character sampling inspired by a new Cretaceous conifer seed cone from California: importance of morphology in resolving relationships among the Cupressaceae

Autores
Pfeiler, Kelly C.; Bippus, Alexander C.; Ortiz, Ashley; Kammet, Ashley R.; Escapa, Ignacio Hernán; Tomescu, Alexandru M. F.
Año de publicación
2025
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versión publicada
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• Background and Aims Cupressaceae are unique as a conifer family for their exceptionally high morphological diversity, particularly as expressed in seed cones. Their fossil record parallels this pattern and has yielded morphologies not represented in the modern flora. Describing diversity over the entire geological history of the family and using these data in a phylogenetic framework provides opportunities to explore evolutionary relationships among fossil and extant members to understand patterns of morphological evolution in the family. • Methods We describe a new cupressaceous fossil seed cone from the Early Cretaceous (Albian–Aptian boundary; 125 Mya) of California. We construct a novel set of discrete and continuous characters that sample exclusively seed cone morphology and anatomy to explore the evolutionary relationships of the new fossil among living and extinct Cupressaceae, with emphasis on the taxodiaceous grade. • Key Results The seed cone represents a new genus and species, Athrosequoia walkeri Pfeiler et al., and the oldest member of the family having peltate ovuliferous complexes. Athrosequoia walkeri possesses a combination of characters encountered in several living taxodiaceous Cupressaceae subfamilies: Athrotaxidoideae, Sequoioideae and Taxodioideae. This novel combination of characters differentiates it from all previously known genera and consistently supports its stable phylogenetic placement among the taxodiaceous grade. • Conclusions This study documents additional morphological diversity of taxodiaceous Cupressaceae in the Early Cretaceous. The new character matrix highlights the power of seed cone characters in resolving phylogenetic relationships of fossil species, when combined with tree topology constraints based on results of molecular phylogenetics. Within this framework, additional taxon sampling, alongside denser sampling of morphological characters of living taxa, could provide excellent opportunities to understand both the phylogenetic position of extinct taxa and morphological evolution in the family.
Fil: Pfeiler, Kelly C.. University of Kansas; Estados Unidos
Fil: Bippus, Alexander C.. California State Polytechnic University Humboldt; Estados Unidos
Fil: Ortiz, Ashley. California State Polytechnic University Humboldt; Estados Unidos
Fil: Kammet, Ashley R.. California State Polytechnic University Humboldt; Estados Unidos
Fil: Escapa, Ignacio Hernán. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina. Museo Paleontológico Egidio Feruglio; Argentina
Fil: Tomescu, Alexandru M. F.. California State Polytechnic University Humboldt; Estados Unidos
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Anatomy
Athrosequoia
Conifer
Cretaceous
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spelling Expanded character sampling inspired by a new Cretaceous conifer seed cone from California: importance of morphology in resolving relationships among the CupressaceaePfeiler, Kelly C.Bippus, Alexander C.Ortiz, AshleyKammet, Ashley R.Escapa, Ignacio HernánTomescu, Alexandru M. F.AnatomyAthrosequoiaConiferCretaceoushttps://purl.org/becyt/ford/1.5https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1• Background and Aims Cupressaceae are unique as a conifer family for their exceptionally high morphological diversity, particularly as expressed in seed cones. Their fossil record parallels this pattern and has yielded morphologies not represented in the modern flora. Describing diversity over the entire geological history of the family and using these data in a phylogenetic framework provides opportunities to explore evolutionary relationships among fossil and extant members to understand patterns of morphological evolution in the family. • Methods We describe a new cupressaceous fossil seed cone from the Early Cretaceous (Albian–Aptian boundary; 125 Mya) of California. We construct a novel set of discrete and continuous characters that sample exclusively seed cone morphology and anatomy to explore the evolutionary relationships of the new fossil among living and extinct Cupressaceae, with emphasis on the taxodiaceous grade. • Key Results The seed cone represents a new genus and species, Athrosequoia walkeri Pfeiler et al., and the oldest member of the family having peltate ovuliferous complexes. Athrosequoia walkeri possesses a combination of characters encountered in several living taxodiaceous Cupressaceae subfamilies: Athrotaxidoideae, Sequoioideae and Taxodioideae. This novel combination of characters differentiates it from all previously known genera and consistently supports its stable phylogenetic placement among the taxodiaceous grade. • Conclusions This study documents additional morphological diversity of taxodiaceous Cupressaceae in the Early Cretaceous. The new character matrix highlights the power of seed cone characters in resolving phylogenetic relationships of fossil species, when combined with tree topology constraints based on results of molecular phylogenetics. Within this framework, additional taxon sampling, alongside denser sampling of morphological characters of living taxa, could provide excellent opportunities to understand both the phylogenetic position of extinct taxa and morphological evolution in the family.Fil: Pfeiler, Kelly C.. University of Kansas; Estados UnidosFil: Bippus, Alexander C.. California State Polytechnic University Humboldt; Estados UnidosFil: Ortiz, Ashley. California State Polytechnic University Humboldt; Estados UnidosFil: Kammet, Ashley R.. California State Polytechnic University Humboldt; Estados UnidosFil: Escapa, Ignacio Hernán. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina. Museo Paleontológico Egidio Feruglio; ArgentinaFil: Tomescu, Alexandru M. F.. California State Polytechnic University Humboldt; Estados UnidosOxford University Press2025-06info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionhttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_6501info:ar-repo/semantics/articuloapplication/pdfapplication/pdfhttp://hdl.handle.net/11336/272018Pfeiler, Kelly C.; Bippus, Alexander C.; Ortiz, Ashley; Kammet, Ashley R.; Escapa, Ignacio Hernán; et al.; Expanded character sampling inspired by a new Cretaceous conifer seed cone from California: importance of morphology in resolving relationships among the Cupressaceae; Oxford University Press; Annals of Botany; 2025; 6-2025; 1-170305-7364CONICET DigitalCONICETenginfo:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/url/https://academic.oup.com/aob/advance-article/doi/10.1093/aob/mcaf099/8156711info:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/doi/10.1093/aob/mcaf099info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccesshttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.5/ar/reponame:CONICET Digital (CONICET)instname:Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas2025-09-29T10:06:04Zoai:ri.conicet.gov.ar:11336/272018instacron:CONICETInstitucionalhttp://ri.conicet.gov.ar/Organismo científico-tecnológicoNo correspondehttp://ri.conicet.gov.ar/oai/requestdasensio@conicet.gov.ar; lcarlino@conicet.gov.arArgentinaNo correspondeNo correspondeNo correspondeopendoar:34982025-09-29 10:06:05.027CONICET Digital (CONICET) - Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicasfalse
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Expanded character sampling inspired by a new Cretaceous conifer seed cone from California: importance of morphology in resolving relationships among the Cupressaceae
title Expanded character sampling inspired by a new Cretaceous conifer seed cone from California: importance of morphology in resolving relationships among the Cupressaceae
spellingShingle Expanded character sampling inspired by a new Cretaceous conifer seed cone from California: importance of morphology in resolving relationships among the Cupressaceae
Pfeiler, Kelly C.
Anatomy
Athrosequoia
Conifer
Cretaceous
title_short Expanded character sampling inspired by a new Cretaceous conifer seed cone from California: importance of morphology in resolving relationships among the Cupressaceae
title_full Expanded character sampling inspired by a new Cretaceous conifer seed cone from California: importance of morphology in resolving relationships among the Cupressaceae
title_fullStr Expanded character sampling inspired by a new Cretaceous conifer seed cone from California: importance of morphology in resolving relationships among the Cupressaceae
title_full_unstemmed Expanded character sampling inspired by a new Cretaceous conifer seed cone from California: importance of morphology in resolving relationships among the Cupressaceae
title_sort Expanded character sampling inspired by a new Cretaceous conifer seed cone from California: importance of morphology in resolving relationships among the Cupressaceae
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Pfeiler, Kelly C.
Bippus, Alexander C.
Ortiz, Ashley
Kammet, Ashley R.
Escapa, Ignacio Hernán
Tomescu, Alexandru M. F.
author Pfeiler, Kelly C.
author_facet Pfeiler, Kelly C.
Bippus, Alexander C.
Ortiz, Ashley
Kammet, Ashley R.
Escapa, Ignacio Hernán
Tomescu, Alexandru M. F.
author_role author
author2 Bippus, Alexander C.
Ortiz, Ashley
Kammet, Ashley R.
Escapa, Ignacio Hernán
Tomescu, Alexandru M. F.
author2_role author
author
author
author
author
dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv Anatomy
Athrosequoia
Conifer
Cretaceous
topic Anatomy
Athrosequoia
Conifer
Cretaceous
purl_subject.fl_str_mv https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1.5
https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1
dc.description.none.fl_txt_mv • Background and Aims Cupressaceae are unique as a conifer family for their exceptionally high morphological diversity, particularly as expressed in seed cones. Their fossil record parallels this pattern and has yielded morphologies not represented in the modern flora. Describing diversity over the entire geological history of the family and using these data in a phylogenetic framework provides opportunities to explore evolutionary relationships among fossil and extant members to understand patterns of morphological evolution in the family. • Methods We describe a new cupressaceous fossil seed cone from the Early Cretaceous (Albian–Aptian boundary; 125 Mya) of California. We construct a novel set of discrete and continuous characters that sample exclusively seed cone morphology and anatomy to explore the evolutionary relationships of the new fossil among living and extinct Cupressaceae, with emphasis on the taxodiaceous grade. • Key Results The seed cone represents a new genus and species, Athrosequoia walkeri Pfeiler et al., and the oldest member of the family having peltate ovuliferous complexes. Athrosequoia walkeri possesses a combination of characters encountered in several living taxodiaceous Cupressaceae subfamilies: Athrotaxidoideae, Sequoioideae and Taxodioideae. This novel combination of characters differentiates it from all previously known genera and consistently supports its stable phylogenetic placement among the taxodiaceous grade. • Conclusions This study documents additional morphological diversity of taxodiaceous Cupressaceae in the Early Cretaceous. The new character matrix highlights the power of seed cone characters in resolving phylogenetic relationships of fossil species, when combined with tree topology constraints based on results of molecular phylogenetics. Within this framework, additional taxon sampling, alongside denser sampling of morphological characters of living taxa, could provide excellent opportunities to understand both the phylogenetic position of extinct taxa and morphological evolution in the family.
Fil: Pfeiler, Kelly C.. University of Kansas; Estados Unidos
Fil: Bippus, Alexander C.. California State Polytechnic University Humboldt; Estados Unidos
Fil: Ortiz, Ashley. California State Polytechnic University Humboldt; Estados Unidos
Fil: Kammet, Ashley R.. California State Polytechnic University Humboldt; Estados Unidos
Fil: Escapa, Ignacio Hernán. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina. Museo Paleontológico Egidio Feruglio; Argentina
Fil: Tomescu, Alexandru M. F.. California State Polytechnic University Humboldt; Estados Unidos
description • Background and Aims Cupressaceae are unique as a conifer family for their exceptionally high morphological diversity, particularly as expressed in seed cones. Their fossil record parallels this pattern and has yielded morphologies not represented in the modern flora. Describing diversity over the entire geological history of the family and using these data in a phylogenetic framework provides opportunities to explore evolutionary relationships among fossil and extant members to understand patterns of morphological evolution in the family. • Methods We describe a new cupressaceous fossil seed cone from the Early Cretaceous (Albian–Aptian boundary; 125 Mya) of California. We construct a novel set of discrete and continuous characters that sample exclusively seed cone morphology and anatomy to explore the evolutionary relationships of the new fossil among living and extinct Cupressaceae, with emphasis on the taxodiaceous grade. • Key Results The seed cone represents a new genus and species, Athrosequoia walkeri Pfeiler et al., and the oldest member of the family having peltate ovuliferous complexes. Athrosequoia walkeri possesses a combination of characters encountered in several living taxodiaceous Cupressaceae subfamilies: Athrotaxidoideae, Sequoioideae and Taxodioideae. This novel combination of characters differentiates it from all previously known genera and consistently supports its stable phylogenetic placement among the taxodiaceous grade. • Conclusions This study documents additional morphological diversity of taxodiaceous Cupressaceae in the Early Cretaceous. The new character matrix highlights the power of seed cone characters in resolving phylogenetic relationships of fossil species, when combined with tree topology constraints based on results of molecular phylogenetics. Within this framework, additional taxon sampling, alongside denser sampling of morphological characters of living taxa, could provide excellent opportunities to understand both the phylogenetic position of extinct taxa and morphological evolution in the family.
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