My research seeks to understand present and historical patterns of diversity and details of morphological evolution using both living and fossil plants. My research has focused on two broad areas, elucidating the early evolutionary history of the flowering plants and systematics of the legume family.
Mongolitria: A new Early Cretaceous three-valved seed from Northeast Asia.
Mongolitria: A new Early Cretaceous three-valved seed from Northeast Asia. Am J Bot. 2024 Feb; 111(2):e16268.
PMID: 38050806
Mongolitria: A new Early Cretaceous three-valved seed from Northeast Asia.
Mongolitria: A new Early Cretaceous three-valved seed from Northeast Asia. Am J Bot. 2023 Dec 05; e16268.
PMID: 38050806
First evidence of a monodominant (Englerodendron, Amherstieae, Detarioideae, Leguminosae) tropical moist forest from the early Miocene (21.73 Ma) of Ethiopia.
First evidence of a monodominant (Englerodendron, Amherstieae, Detarioideae, Leguminosae) tropical moist forest from the early Miocene (21.73 Ma) of Ethiopia. PLoS One. 2023; 18(1):e0279491.
PMID: 36630378
Fossil papilionoids of the Bowdichia clade (Leguminosae) from the Paleogene of North America.
Fossil papilionoids of the Bowdichia clade (Leguminosae) from the Paleogene of North America. Am J Bot. 2022 Jan; 109(1):130-150.
PMID: 35014023
A permineralized Early Cretaceous lycopsid from China and the evolution of crown clubmosses.
A permineralized Early Cretaceous lycopsid from China and the evolution of crown clubmosses. New Phytol. 2022 03; 233(5):2310-2322.
PMID: 34981832
Early Cretaceous abietoid Pinaceae from Mongolia and the history of seed scale shedding.
Early Cretaceous abietoid Pinaceae from Mongolia and the history of seed scale shedding. Am J Bot. 2021 08; 108(8):1483-1499.
PMID: 34458982
Mesozoic cupules and the origin of the angiosperm second integument.
Mesozoic cupules and the origin of the angiosperm second integument. Nature. 2021 06; 594(7862):223-226.
PMID: 34040260
The Origin of the Legumes is a Complex Paleopolyploid Phylogenomic Tangle Closely Associated with the Cretaceous-Paleogene (K-Pg) Mass Extinction Event.
The Origin of the Legumes is a Complex Paleopolyploid Phylogenomic Tangle Closely Associated with the Cretaceous-Paleogene (K-Pg) Mass Extinction Event. Syst Biol. 2021 04 15; 70(3):508-526.
PMID: 32483631
Middle-Late Jurassic fossils from northeastern China reveal morphological stasis in the catkin-yew.
Middle-Late Jurassic fossils from northeastern China reveal morphological stasis in the catkin-yew. Natl Sci Rev. 2020 Nov; 7(11):1765-1767.
PMID: 34691509
Reconstructing Krassilovia mongolica supports recognition of a new and unusual group of Mesozoic conifers.
Reconstructing Krassilovia mongolica supports recognition of a new and unusual group of Mesozoic conifers. PLoS One. 2020; 15(1):e0226779.
PMID: 31940374