L. Alejandro Giraldo

I have a pretty cool story for this #FossilFriday, just published in @NewPhyt -> shorturl.at/slYUG. TL;DR: Insect lineages tracked gum trees (plants in the genus Eucalyptus) for 52 million years, from the Eocene of Argentine Patagonia to modern-day Australia! A thread 1/n🧵

@barix10 @NewPhyt Mil gracias, mi Bari! Abrazo grande!

@Plantlejandro @NewPhyt Felicitaciones Ale, excelente trabajo! 🙌🏽

I have a pretty cool story for this #FossilFriday, just published in @NewPhyt -> shorturl.at/slYUG. TL;DR: Insect lineages tracked gum trees (plants in the genus Eucalyptus) for 52 million years, from the Eocene of Argentine Patagonia to modern-day Australia! A thread 1/n🧵

Great to see that our paper in @plantspplplanet making the front cover. One of the more unusual images to make the front cover of a scientific journal nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/pp… @KewScience

This was only possible with the help of fantastic mentors and coauthors. Peter Wilf (@RadioGondwana), Michael P. Donovan (at @FieldMuseum), Robert M. Kooyman (at @mqnatsci @BotanicSydney @mobotgarden) and Maria A. Gandolfo @Maria_Gandolfo). @PSUEMS @PPaleofloras @mefpatagonia

So there you go! A story of insect lineages tracking their plant host for 52 million years across the Southern Hemisphere. A story of how the fossil record can help in discovering living biodiversity. The past as a key to the present. 22/n