Leaf fossils of Sabalites (Arecaceae) from the Oligocene of northern Vietnam and their paleoclimatic implications
Recent paleobotanical investigations in Vietnam provide a good opportunity to improve our understanding of the biodiversity and paleoclimatic conditions in the Chaises geological past of Southeast Asia.Palms (Arecaceae) are a diverse family of typical thermophilous plants with a relatively low tolerance for freezing.In this study, we describe well-