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The emergence of modern zoogeographic regions in Asia examined through climate–dental trait association patterns

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  • Liping Liu

    (University of Helsinki
    The Swedish Museum of Natural History)

  • Esther Galbrun

    (University of Eastern Finland)

  • Hui Tang

    (University of Helsinki
    Finnish Meteorological Institute
    University of Oslo)

  • Anu Kaakinen

    (University of Helsinki)

  • Zhongshi Zhang

    (China University of Geosciences)

  • Zijian Zhang

    (Chinese Academy of Sciences)

  • Indrė Žliobaitė

    (University of Helsinki
    University of Helsinki)

Abstract

The complex and contrasted distribution of terrestrial biota in Asia has been linked to active tectonics and dramatic climatic changes during the Neogene. However, the timings of the emergence of these distributional patterns and the underlying climatic and tectonic mechanisms remain disputed. Here, we apply a computational data analysis technique, called redescription mining, to track these spatiotemporal phenomena by studying the associations between the prevailing herbivore dental traits of mammalian communities and climatic conditions during the Neogene. Our results indicate that the modern latitudinal zoogeographic division emerged after the Middle Miocene climatic transition, and that the modern monsoonal zoogeographic pattern emerged during the late Late Miocene. Furthermore, the presence of a montane forest biodiversity hotspot in the Hengduan Mountains alongside Alpine fauna on the Tibetan Plateau suggests that the modern distribution patterns may have already existed since the Pliocene.

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  • Liping Liu & Esther Galbrun & Hui Tang & Anu Kaakinen & Zhongshi Zhang & Zijian Zhang & Indrė Žliobaitė, 2023. "The emergence of modern zoogeographic regions in Asia examined through climate–dental trait association patterns," Nature Communications, Nature, vol. 14(1), pages 1-12, December.
  • Handle: RePEc:nat:natcom:v:14:y:2023:i:1:d:10.1038_s41467-023-43807-w
    DOI: 10.1038/s41467-023-43807-w
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