General

Tao SU PhD, Professor, PI (Paleoecology Research Group)
Email: sutao@xtbg.org.cn
Telephone: +86 0871-65196006/+86 13888387747
Address: No. 88, Xuefu Road, Kunming
Postcode: 650223

Research Areas

Paleobotany, Paleoclimatology, Paleoecology


Education

2001-2005 Sichuan Agriculture University, Life Science, Bachelor;

2005-2001 Kunming Institute of Botany, CAS, PhD (Paleobotany).

Experience

Work Experience

2011-2013   Research Assistant, Xishuangbanna Tropical Botanical Garden, CAS;

2014-2018  Associated Professor, Xishuangbanna Tropical Botanical Garden, CAS;

2019-present  Professor, Xishuangbanna Tropical Botanical Garden, CAS.


Honors & Distinctions

Annual Top 10 Paleontological Research Progress in China (twice: 2019; 2020)

Publications

109. Su T*, Spicer RA, Wu F-X, Farnsworth A, Huang J, Del Rio C, Deng T, Ding L, Deng W-Y-D, Huang Y-J, Hughes A, Jia L-B, Jin J-H, Li S-F, Liang S-Q, Liu J, Liu X-Y, Sherlock S, Spicer T, Srivastava G, Tang H, Valdes P, Wang T-X, Widdowson M, Wu M-X, Xing Y-W, Xu C-L, Yang J, Zhang C, Zhang S-T, Zhang X-W, Zhao F, Zhou Z-K*, 2020. A Middle Eocene lowland humid subtropical “Shangri-La” ecosystem in central Tibet. PNAS, 117: 32989-32995. 

108. Deng W-Y-D, Su T*, Wappler T, Liu J, Li S-F, Huang J, Tang H, Low SL, Wang T-X, Xu H, Xu X-T, Liu P, Zhou Z-K*, 2020. Sharp changes in plant diversity and plant-herbivore interactions during the Eocene–Oligocene transition on the southeastern Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau. Global and Planetary Change, 194: 103293.

107. Spicer A*, Farnsworth A, Su T, 2020. Cenozoic topography, monsoons and biodiversity conservation within the Tibetan Region: An evolving story. Plant Diversity, in press.

106. Del Rio C, Wang T-X, Wu F-X, Liang X-Q, Spicer TEV, Zhou Z-K, Su T*, 2020. Fossil record of Ceratophyllum aff. muricatum Cham. (Ceratophyllaceae) from the middle Eocene of central Tibetan Plateau, China. Review of Palaeobotany and Palynology, 281: 104284.

105. Spicer RA*, Su T, Valdes PJ, Farnsworth A, Wu F-X, Shi G-L, Spicer TEV, Zhou Z-K, 2020. Why the ‘Uplift of the Tibetan Plateau’ is a myth. National Science Review, in press, doi.org/10.1093/nsr/nwaa1091.

104. Li S*, Su T, Spicer RA, Xu C, Sherlock S, Halton A, Hoke G, Tian Y, Zhang S, Zhou Z, Deng C, Zhuo R, 2020. Oligocene deformation of the Chuandian terrane in the SE margin of the Tibetan Plateau related to the extrusion of Indochina. Tectonics, 39: e2019TC005974.

103. Xiong Z, Ding L*, Spicer RA, Farnsworth A, Wang X, Valdes PJ, Su T, Zhang Q, Zhang L, Cai F, Wang H, Li Z, Song P, Guo X, Yue Y, 2020. The early Eocene rise of the Gonjo Basin, SE Tibet: From low desert to high forest. Earth and Planetary Science Letters, 543: 116312.

102. Chen W-Y*, Su T, 2020. Asian monsoon shaped the pattern of woody dicotyledon richness in humid regions of China. Plant diversity, in press.

101. Aung AT, Huang J, Do T, Song A, Liu J, Zhou Z-K, Su T*, 2020. Three new fossil records of Equisetum (Equisetaceae) from the Neogene of southwestern China and northern Vietnam. PhytoKeys, 138: 3–15.

100. Del Rio C, Wang T-X, Liu J, Liang S-Q, Spicer RA, Wu F-X, Zhou Z-K, Su T*, 2020. Asclepiadospermum gen. nov., the earliest fossil record of Asclepiadoideae (Apocynaceae) from the early Eocene of central Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau and its biogeographic implications. American Journal of Botany, 107: 126-138.

99. Fan Y, Wang L, Su T, Lan Q*, 2020. Spring drought as a possible cause for disappearance of native Metasequoia in Yunnan Province, China: Evidence from seed germination and seedling growth. Global Ecology and Conservation, 22: e00912.

98. Liang X-Q, Lu P*, Su T*, 2020. Fruits of Ceratophyllum (Ceratophyllaceae) from the late Miocene in Huaning, Southwest China and its paleoecological and paleophytogeographical significances. Review of Palaeobotany and Palynology, 274: 104155.

97. Huang Y-J*, Jia L-B, Su T, Zhu H, Momohara A, Gu Z-J, Zhou Z-K*, 2020. A warm-temperate forest of mixed coniferous type from the upper Pliocene Sanying Formation (southeastern edge of Tibetan Plateau) and its implications for palaeoecology and palaeoaltimetry. Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology, 538: 109486.

96. Zhou Z-K*, Wang T-X, Huang J, Liu J, Deng W-Y-D, Li S-H, Deng C-L, Su T*, 2020. Fossil leaves of Berhamniphyllum (Rhamnaceae) from Markam, Tibet and their biogeographic implications. SCIENCE CHINA Earth Sciences, 63: 224-234.

95. Deng T*, Wu F-X, Zhou Z-K, Su T, 2020. Tibetan Plateau: An evolutionary junction for the history of modern biodiversity. SCIENCE CHINA Earth Sciences, 63: 172-187.

94. Huang J, Su T, Li S-F, Wu F-X, Deng T, Zhou Z-K*, 2020. Pliocene flora and paleoenvironment of Zanda Basin, Tibet, China. SCIENCE CHINA Earth Sciences, 63: 212-223.

93. Nel A*, Wang B, Engel MS, Huang J, Jia L-B, Su T, Wappler T*, 2019. Leaf-mimicking katydids from the Middle Miocene of Yunnan, southwestern China (Orthoptera: Tettigoniidae). Pal?ontologische Zeitschrift, in press.

92. Wu M-X, Huang J, Su T, Leng Q, Zhou Z-K*. 2019. Tsuga seed cones from the late Paleogene of southwestern China and their biogeographical and paleoenvironmental implications. Palaeoworld, in press.

91. Wang T-X, Huang J, Ding W-N, Del Rio C, Su T*, Zhou Z-K*, 2019. Fossil involucres of Ostrya (Betulaceae) from early Oligocene Yunnan and its biogeographic implications. Palaeoworld, in press.

90. Jia L-B, Manchester SR, Huang J, Su T, Xue L, Zhang S-T, Huang Y-J*, Zhou Z-K*, 2019. First fossil record of an East Asian endemic genus Sladenia (Sladeniaceae) from its modern range: implications for floristic evolution and conservation biology. Journal of Systematics and Evolution, in press.

89 . 邓涛*, 吴飞翔, 王世骐, 苏涛, 周浙昆, 2019. 古近纪/新近纪之交青藏高原陆地生态系统的重大转折. 科学通报, 64: 2894-2906.

88. Zhou Z-K*, Su T, Spicer RA, 2019. Understanding the evolution of biodiversity in Asia. Review of Palaeobotany and Palynology, 271: 104107.

87. Farnsworth A*, Lunt DJ, Robinson SA, Valdes PJ, Roberts WHG, Clift PD, Markwick P, Su T, Wrobel N, Bragg F, Kelland S-J, Pancost RD, 2019. Past East Asian monsoon evolution controlled by paleogeography, not CO2. Science Advances, 5: eaax1697.

86. Low SL, Su T, Spicer TEV, Wu F-X, Deng T, Xing Y-W*, Zhou Z-K*, 2019. Oligocene Limnobiophyllum (Araceae) from the central Tibetan Plateau and its evolutionary and palaeoenvironmental implications. Journal of Systematic Palaeontology, 264: 64-74.

85. Valdes PJ*, Ding L, Farnsworth A, Spicer RA, Li S-H, Su T, 2019. Comment on “Revised paleoaltimetry data show low Tibetan Plateau elevation during the Eocene”. Science, 365: eaax8474.

84. Li Q-J, Su T, Liu Y-S, Quan C *, 2019. Oligocene plant ecological strategies in low-latitude Asia unraveled by leaf economics. Journal of Asian Earth Sciences, 182: 103933.

83. Jiang X‐L, Hipp AL, Deng M*, Su T, Zhou Z‐K, Yan M‐X, 2019. East Asian origins of European holly oaks (Quercus section Ilex Loudon) via the Tibet‐Himalaya. Journal of  Biogeogrophy, 46: 2203-2214.

82. Hu J-J, Xing Y-W, Su T, Huang Y-J, Zhou Z-K*, 2019. Stomatal frequency of Quercus glauca from three material sources shows the same inverse response to atmospheric pCO2. Annals of Botany, 123: 1147–1158.

81. Kooyman RM*, Morley RJ, Crayn DM, Joyce EM, Rossetto M, Slik JWF, Strijk JS, Su T, Yap JYS, Wilf P*, 2019. Origins and Assembly of Malesian Rainforests. Annual Review of Ecology, Evolution, and Systematics, 50: 119–143.

80. Tang H, Liu J, Wu F-X, Spicer TEV, Spicer RA, Deng W-Y-D, Xu C-L, Zhao F, Huang J, Li S-F, Su T*, Zhou Z-K*, 2019. The extinct genus Lagokarpos reveals a biogeographic connection of Tibet with other regions in the Northern Hemisphere during the Paleogene. Journal of Systematics and Evolution, 57: 670-677.

79. Chen W-Y*, Su T, Jia L-B, Zhou Z-K*, 2019. The relationship between leaf physiognomy and climate based on a large modern dataset: Implications for palaeoclimate reconstructions in China. Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology, 527: 1-13.

78. Liu J, Su T*, Spicer RA, Tang H, Deng W-Y-D, Wu F-X, Srivastava G, Spicer TEV, Do TV, Deng T, Zhou Z-K*, 2019. Biotic interchange through lowlands of Tibetan Plateau suture zones during Paleogene. Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology, 524: 33-40.

77. Su T*, Farnsworth A, Spicer RA, Huang J, Wu F-X, Liu J, Li S-F, Xing Y-W, Huang Y-J, Deng W-Y-D, Tang H, Xu C-L, Zhao F, Srivastava G, Valdes PJ, Deng T, Zhou Z-K*, 2019. No high Tibetan Plateau until the Neogene. Science Advances, 5: eaav2189.

76. Srivastava G*, Su T, Mehrotra RC, Kumari P, Shankar U, 2019. Bamboo fossils from Oligo–Pliocene sediments of northeast India with implications on their evolutionary ecology and biogeography in Asia. Review of Palaeobotany and Palynology, 262: 17-27.

75. Vr?ansky P*, ?mídová L, Sendi H, Barna P, Müller P, Ellenberger S, Wu H, Ren X, Lei X, Azar D, ?urka J, Su T, Deng WYD, Shen X, Lv J, Bao T, Bechly G, 2019. Parasitic cockroaches indicate complex states of earliest proved ants. Biologia, 74: 65-89.

74. Wang L, Kunzmann L, Su T*, Xing Y-W, Zhang S-T, Wang Y-Q, Zhou Z-K*, 2019. The disappearance of Metasequoia (Cupressaceae) after the middle Miocene in Yunnan, Southwest China: Evidences for evolutionary stasis and intensification of Asian monsoon. Review of Palaeobotany and Palynology, 264: 64-74.

73. Jia L-B, Su T*, Huang Y-J, Wu F-X, Deng T, Zhou Z-K*, 2018. First fossil record of Cedrelospermum (Ulmaceae) from the Qinghai‐Tibetan Plateau: Implications for morphological evolution and biogeography. Journal of Systematics and Evolution, 57: 94-104.

72. Xu C-L, Su T*, Huang J, Huang Y-J, Li S-F, Zhang Y-S, Zhou Z-K*, 2018. Occurrence of Christella (Thelypteridaceae) in Southwest China and its indications of the paleoenvironment of the Qinghai–Tibetan Plateau and adjacent areas. Journal of Systematics and Evolution, 57: 169-179.

71. Xu H, Su T*, Zhou Z-K*, 2018. Leaf and infructescence fossils of Alnus (Betulaceae) from the late Eocene of the southeastern Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau. Journal of Systematics and Evolution, 57: 105-113.

70. Zhao F, Fan Z-X*, Su T, Li F, Tang H, Spicer T.E.V., Zhou Z-K*, 2019. Tree-ring δ18O inferred spring drought variability over the past 200 ?years in the Hengduan Mountains, Southwest China. Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology, 518: 22-33.

69. Jiang H, Su T, Wong, WO, Wu F, Huang J, Shi G-L*, 2019. Oligocene Koelreuteria (Sapindaceae) from the Lunpola Basin in central Tibet and its implication for early diversification of the genus. Journal of Asian Earth Sciences, 175: 99-108.

68. Su T*, Spicer R A, Li S-H, Xu H, Huang J, Sherlock S, Huang Y-J, Li S-F, Wang L, Jia L-B, Deng W-Y-D, Liu J, Deng C-L, Zhang S-T, Valdes P J, Zhou Z-K*, 2019. Uplift, Climate and Biotic Changes at the Eocene-Oligocene Transition in Southeast Tibet. National Science Review, 6: 495-504.

67. Su T*, Li S-F, Tang H, Huang Y-J, Li S-H, Deng C-L, Zhou Z-K, 2018. Hemitrapa Miki (Lythraceae) from the earliest Oligocene of southeastern Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau and its phytogeographic implications. Review of Palaeobotany and Palynology, 257: 57-63.

66. Zhang Q-Y, Huang J, Jia L-B, Su T, Zhou Z-K, Xing Y-W*, 2018. Miocene Ulmus fossil fruits from Southwest China and their evolutionary and biogeographic implications. Review of Palaeobotany and Palynology, 259: 198-206.

65. Huang J, Su T, Jia L-B, Spicer T, Zhou Z-K*, 2018. A fossil fig from the Miocene of southwestern China: Indication of persistent deep time karst vegetation. Review of Palaeobotany and Palynology, 258: 133-145.

64. Engel MS*, Wang B, Alqarni AS, Jia L-B, Su T, Zhou Z-K, Wappler T, 2018. A primitive honey bee from the Middle Miocene deposits of southeastern Yunnan, China (Hymenoptera, Apidae). ZooKeys, 775: 117–129.

63. Li S-F, Xing Y-W*, Valdes P J, Huang Y-J, Su T, Farnsworth A, Lunt D J, Tang H, Kennedy A T, Zhou Z-K*, 2018. Oligocene climate signals and forcings in Eurasia revealed by plant macrofossil and modelling results. Gondwana Research, 61: 115-127.

62. Linnemann U*, Su T (equal contribution), Kunzmann L, Spicer RA, Ding W-N, Spicer TEV, Zieger J, Hofmann M, Moraweck K, G?rtner A, Gerdes A, Marko L, Zhang S-T, Li S-F, Tang H, Huang J, Mulch A, Mosbrugger V, Zhou Z-K, 2018. New U-Pb dates show a Paleogene origin for the modern Asian biodiversity hot spots. Geology, 46: 3-6.

61. Ding W-N, Kunzmann L, Su T*, Huang J, Zhou Z-K*, 2018. A new fossil species of Cryptomeria (Cupressaceae) from the Rupelian of the Lühe Basin, Yunnan, East Asia: Implications for palaeobiogeography and palaeoecology. Review of Palaeobotany and Palynology, 248: 41-51.

60. Ding W-N, Huang J, Su T, Xing Y-W*, Zhou Z-K*, 2018. An early Oligocene occurrence of the palaeoendemic genus Dipteronia (Sapindaceae) from Southwest China. Review of Palaeobotany and Palynology, 249: 16-23.

59. Li S-F, Hughes AC, Su T, Anberrée JL, Oskolski AA, Sun M, Ferguson DK, Zhou Z-K*, 2017. Fire dynamics under monsoonal climate in Yunnan, SW China: past, present and future. Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology, 465: 168-176.

58. Xu C-L, Huang J, Su T, Zhang X-C, Li S-F, Zhou Z-K*, 2017. The first megafossil record of Goniophlebium (Polypodiaceae) from the Middle Miocene of Asia and its paleoecological implications. Palaeoworld, 26 (3): 543-552.

57. Huang Y-J, Ji X-P, Su T, Deng C-L, Ferguson DK, Yu T-S, Yang X, Sun H, Zhou Z-K*, 2017. Habitat, climate and potential plant food resources for the late Miocene Shuitangba hominoid in Southwest China: Insights from carpological remains. Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology, 470: 63-71.

56. Jia L-B, Huang Y-J*, Sun H, Su T, Huang J, Zhou Z-K*, 2017. First fossil of Pterolobium (Leguminosae) from the Middle Miocene Yunnan, South China. Review of Palaeobotany and Palynology, 242: 21-32.

55. Liang X-Q, Lu P, Tiwari A, Su T, Zhou Z-K*, 2017. New fossil record of Cladium (Cyperaceae) from the Middle Miocene of Zhenyuan, SW China, and the palaeobiogeographical history of the genus. Review of Palaeobotany and Palynology, 237: 1-9.

54. Meng H-H, Su T, Gao X-Y, Li J, Jiang X-L, Sun H, Zhou Z-K*, 2017. Warm–Cold colonization: Response of oaks to uplift of the Himalaya–Hengduan Mountains. Molecular Ecology, 26: 3276-3294.

53. Huang J,  Su T, Lebreton A J, Zhang S-T, Zhou Z-K*, 2016. The oldest Mahonia (Berberidaceae) fossil from East Asia and its biogeographic implications. Journal of Plant Research, 129 (2): 209–223.

52. Liang X-Q , D. K. Ferguson, F.M.B. Jacques, Su T, Wang L, Zhou Z-K*, 2016. A new Celastrus species from the middle Miocene of Yunnan, China and its palaeoclimatic and palaeobiogeographic implications. Review of Palaeobotany and Palynology, 225: 43-52.

51. Huang Y-J, Jia L-B, Wang Q, Mosbrugger V, Utescher T, Su T, Zhou Z-K*, 2016. Cenozoic plant diversity of Yunnan: A review. Plant Diversity, 38: 271-282.

50. Xu H, Su T*, Zhang S-T, Deng M, Zhou Z-K*, 2016. The first fossil record of ring-cupped oak (Quercus L. subgenus Cyclobalanopsis (Oersted) Schneider) in Tibet and its paleoenvironmental implications. Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology, 442: 61-71.

49. Li S-F, Jacques F M B, Spicer R A, Su T, Spicer T E V, Yang J, Zhou Z-K*, 2016. Artificial neural networks reveal a high-resolution climatic signal in leaf physiognomy. Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology, 442: 1-11.

48. Huang Y-J, Su T, Zhou Z-K*, 2016. Late Pliocene diversity and distribution of Drynaria (Polypodiaceae) in western Yunnan explained by forest vegetation and humid climates. Plant Diversity, 38: 194-200.

47. Zhu H, Huang Y-J, Ji X-P, Su T, Zhou Z-K*, 2016. Continuous existence of Zanthoxylum (Rutaceae) in Southwest China since the Miocene. Quaternary International, 392 (21): 224-232.

46.  Su T, Huang Y-J, Meng J, Zhang S-T, Huang J, Zhou Z-K*, 2016. A Miocene leaf fossil record of Rosa (R. fortuita n. sp.) from its modern diversity center in SW China. Palaeoworld,  25 (1): 104-115.

45.  Huang Y-J, Jacques F M B, Su T, Ferguson D K, Tang H, Chen W Y, Zhou Z-K*, 2015. Distribution of Cenozoic plant relicts in China explained by drought in dry season. Scientific Reports, 5: 14212.

44. Huang Y-J, Ji X-P, Su T, Wang L, Deng C-L, Li W, Luo H, Zhou Z-K*, 2015. Fossil seeds of Euryale (Nymphaeaceae) indicate a lake or swamp environment in the late Miocene Zhaotong Basin of southwestern China. Science Bulletin, 60: 1768-1777.

43. Huang Y-J, Jacques F M B, Liu Y-S, Su T, Ferguson D K, Xing Y-W, Zhou Z-K*, 2015. Rubus (Rosaceae) diversity in the late Pliocene of Yunnan, southwestern China. Geobios, 48: 439-448.

42. Su T, Wilf P, Huang Y-J, Zhang S-T, Zhou Z-K*, 2015. Peaches preceded humans: fossil evidence from SW China. Scientific Reports, 5: 16794.

41. Yang J*, Spicer R A, Spicer T E V, Arens N C, Jacques F M B, Su T, Kennedy E M, Herman A B, Steart D C, Srivastava G, 2015. Leaf form–climate relationships on the global stage: an ensemble of characters. Global Ecology and Biogeography, 24: 1113-1125.

40. Meng H-H, Su T, Huang Y-J, Zhu H, Zhou Z-K*, 2015. Late Miocene Palaeocarya (Engelhardieae: Juglandaceae) from Southwest China and its biogeographic implications. Journal of Systematics and Evolution, 53 (6): 499–511.

39. Jia L-B, Manchester S R, Su T, Xing Y-W, Chen W-Y, Huang Y-J, Zhou Z-K*, 2015. First occurrence of Cedrelospermum (Ulmaceae) in Asia and its biogeographic implications. Journal of Plant Research, 128: 747-761.

38. Huang Y-J, Chen W-Y, Jacques F M B, Liu Y-S, Utescher T, Su T, Ferguson D K, Zhou Z-K*, 2015. Late Pliocene temperatures and their spatial variation at the southeastern border of the Qinghai–Tibet Plateau. Journal of Asian Earth Sciences, 111: 44-53.

37. Li S-F, Mao L-M, Spicer R A, Lebreton-Anberrée J, Su T, Sun M, Zhou Z-K*, 2015. Late Miocene vegetation dynamics under monsoonal climate in southwestern China. Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology, 425: 14-40.

36. Jacques F M B, Shi G-L, Su T, Zhou Z-K*, 2015. A tropical forest of the middle Miocene of Fujian (SE China) reveals Sino-Indian biogeographic affinities. Review of Palaeobotany and Palynology, 216: 76-91.

35. Hu J-J, Xing Y-W, Turkington R, Jacques F M B, Su T, Huang Y-J, Zhou Z-K*, 2015. A new positive relationship between pCO2 and stomatal frequency in Quercus guyavifolia (Fagaceae): a potential proxy for palaeo-CO2 levels. Annals of Botany, 115: 777-788.

34. Zhang J-W, D’Rozario A, Adams J M, Li Y, Liang X-Q, Jacques F M B, Su T, Zhou Z-K*, 2015. Sequoia maguanensis, a new Miocene relative of the coast redwood, Sequoia sempervirens, from China: Implications for paleogeography and paleoclimate. American Journal of Botany, 102: 103-118.

33. Zhang J-W, D’Rozario A, Adams JM, Liang X-Q, Jacques FMB, Su T, Zhou Z-K*, 2015. The occurrence of Pinus massoniana Lambert (Pinaceae) from the upper Miocene of Yunnan, SW China and its implications for paleogeography and paleoclimate. Review of Palaeobotany and Palynology, 215: 57-67.

32. Su T, Adams J M*, Wappler T, Huang Y-J, Jacques F M B, Liu Y-S, Zhou Z-K*, 2015. Resilience of plant-insect interactions in an oak lineage through Quaternary climate change. Paleobiology, 41(1): 174-186.

31. Su T, Wilf P, Xu H, Zhou Z-K*, 2014. Miocene leaves of Elaeagnus (Elaeagnaceae) from the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, its modern center of diversity and endemism. American Journal of Botany, 101: 1350-1361.

30. Meng H-H, Jacques F M B, Su T , Huang Y-J, Zhang S-T, Ma H-J ,  Zhou Z-K*, 2014. New Biogeographic insight into Bauhinia s.l. (Leguminosae): integration from fossil records and molecular analyses. BMC Evolutionary Biology, 14: 181.

29. Jacques F M B, Su T, Spicer R A, Xing Y-W, Huang Y-J, Zhou Z-K*, 2014. Late Miocene southwestern Chinese floristic diversity shaped by the southeastern uplift of the Tibetan Plateau. Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology, 411:208-215.

28. Chen W-Y, Su T, Adams J M, Jacques F M B, Ferguson D K, Zhou Z-K*, 2014. Large-scale dataset from China gives new insights into leaf margin–temperature relationships. Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology, 402:73-80.

27. Feng Z*, Su T, Yang J-Y, Chen Y-X, Wei H-B, Dai J, Guo Y, Liu J-R, Ding J-H, 2014. Evidence for insect-mediated skeletonization on an extant fern family from the Upper Triassic of China. Geology, 42:407-410.

26. Khan M A*, SpicerR A, Bera S, Ghosh R, Yang J, Spicer T E V, Guo S-X, Su T, Jacques F M B, Grote P J, 2014. Miocene to Pleistocene floras and climate of the Eastern Himalayan Siwaliks, and new palaeoelevation estimates for the Namling–Oiyug Basin, Tibet. Global and Planetary Change, 113: 1-10.

25. Su T, Jacques F M B, Ma H-J, Zhou Z-K*, 2013. Fossil fruits of Ailanthus confucii from the Upper Miocene of Wenshan, Yunnan Province, southwestern China. Palaeoworld, 22:153-158.

24. Su T, Liu Y-S, Jacques F M B, Huang Y-J, Xing Y-W, Zhou Z-K*, 2013. The intensification of the East Asian winter monsoon contributed to the disappearance of Cedrus (Pinaceae) in southwestern China. Quaternary Research, 80:316-325.

23. Su T, Jacques F M B, Spicer R A, Liu Y-S, Huang Y-J, Xing Y-W, Zhou Z-K*, 2013. Post-Pliocene establishment of the present monsoonal climate in SW China: evidence from the late Pliocene Longmen megaflora. Climate of the Past, 9:1911-1920.

22. Su T, Spicer R A, Liu Y-S, Huang Y-J, Xing Y-W, Jacques F M B, Chen W-Y, Zhou Z-K*, 2013. Regional constraints on leaf physiognomy and precipitation regression models: a case study from China. Bulletin of Geosciences, 88:595-608.

21. Jacques F M B, Su T, Huang Y-J, Wang L, Zhou Z-K*, 2013. A global-scale test for monsoon indices used in palaeoclimatic reconstruction. Palaeoworld, 22:93-100.

20. Jacques F M B , Su T, Zhou Z-K*, 2013. The first fossil Microsoroid fern (Palaeosorum ellipticum gen. et sp. nov.) from the middle Miocene of Yunnan, SW China. Journal of Systematics and Evolution, 51:758-764.

19. Wang L, Jacques F M B, Su T, Xing Y-W, Zhang S-T, Zhou Z-K*, 2013. The earliest fossil bamboos of China (middle Miocene, Yunnan) and their biogeographical importance. Review of Palaeobotany and Palynology, 197:253–265.

18. Xing Y-W, Hu J-J., Jacques F M B, Wang L, Su T, Huang Y-J, Liu Y-S, Zhou Z-K*, 2013. A new Quercus species from the upper Miocene of southwestern China and its ecological significance. Review of Palaeobotany and Palynology, 193:99-109.

17. Xing Y-W, Liu Y-S, Su T, Jacques FMB, Zhou Z-K*, 2013. A new Tsuga species from the upper Miocene of Yunnan, southwestern China and its palaeogeographic significance. Palaeoworld, 22:159-167.

16. Huang Y-J, Liu Y-S, Jacques F M B, Su T, Xing Y-W, Zhou Z-K*, 2013. First discovery of Cucubalus (Caryophyllaceae) fossil, and its biogeographical and ecological implications. Review of Palaeobotany and Palynology, 190: 41-47.

15. 马宏杰, 张世涛, 苏涛*, 王力, 眭素刚, 2012. 西藏芒康晚中新世木贼属 (Equisetum) 化石新材料及其古生态意义. 吉林大学学报 (地球科学版), 42 (sup. 3): 189-195.

14. Chen S-T, Xing Y-W, Su T, Zhou Z-K*, Dilcher D, Soltis D, 2012. Phylogeographic analysis reveals significant spatial genetic structure of Incarvillea sinensis as a product of mountain building. BMC Plant Biology, 12: 58.

13. Huang Y-J, Jacques F M B, Liu Y-S, Su T, Xing Y-W, Xiao X-H, Zhou Z-K*, 2012. New fossil endocarps of Sambucus (Adoxaceae) from the upper Pliocene in SW China. Review of Palaeobotany and Palynology, 171: 152-163.

12. Xing Y-W, Utescher T, Jacques F M B, Su T, Liu Y-S, Huang Y-J, Zhou Z-K*, 2012. Paleoclimatic estimation reveals a weak winter monsoon in southwestern China during the late Miocene: Evidence from plant macrofossils. Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology, 358-360: 19-26.

11. Su T, Jacques F M B, Liu Y-S, Xiang J-Y, Xing Y-W, Huang Y-J, Zhou Z-K*, 2011. A new Drynaria (Polypodiaceae) from the Upper Pliocene of Southwest China. Review of Palaeobotany and Palynology, 164 (1-2): 132-142.

10. Jacques F M B, Su T (co-first author), Spicer R A, Xing Y-W, Huang Y-J, Wang W-M, Zhou Z-K*, 2011. Leaf Physiognomy: are monsoon climates different? Global and Planetary Change, 76 (1-2): 56-62.

9. Jacques F M B, Guo S-X, Su T, Xing Y-W, Huang Y-J, Liu Y-S, Ferguson D K, Zhou Z-K*, 2011. Quantitative reconstruction of the Late Miocene monsoon climates of southwest China: a case study of the Lincang flora from Yunnan Province. Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology, 304(3-4): 318-327.

8. Zhang F-M, Su T, Yang Y, Zhai Y-H, Ji Y-H, Chen S-T*, 2010. Development of seven novel EST-SSR markers from Cycas panzhihuaensis (Cycadaceae). American Journal of Botany, 97 (12): e159-e161.

7. Xing Y-W, Liu Y-S, Su T, Jacques F M B, Zhou Z-K*, 2010. Pinus prekesiya sp. nov. from the Upper Miocene of Yunnan, southwestern China and its biogeographical implications. Review of Palaeobotany and Palynology, 160 (1-2): 1-9.

6. Su T, Xing Y-W, Liu Y-S, Jacques F M B, Chen W-Y, Huang Y-J, Zhou Z-K*, 2010. Leaf margin analysis: a new equation from humid to mesic forests in China. Palaios, 25 (4): 234-238.

5. 黄永江, 苏涛, 星耀武, 周浙昆*, 2010. 两种古海拔重建方法及山旺中中新世古海拔的定量重建. 古生物学报, 49 (4): 532-538.

4. 苏涛, 星耀武, Jacques F M B, 陈文允, 黄永江, 刘裕生, 周浙昆*, 2010. 叶缘—年均温中国模型在定量重建中国新生代植物群古年均温中的应用. 地质论评, 56 (5): 638-646.

3. 星耀武, 刘裕生, 苏涛, 周浙昆*, 2010. X-射线CT扫描技术在中新世松属球果化石研究中的应用. 古生物学报, 49 (1): 133-137.

2. Xia K, Su T, Liu Y-S, Xing Y-W, Jacques F M B, Zhou Z-K*, 2009. Quantitative climate reconstructions of the Late Miocene Xiaolongtan megaflora from Yunnan, southwest China. Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology, 276 (1-4): 80-86.

1. 苏涛, 星耀武, 杨青松, 周浙昆*, 2009. 基于叶缘分析法定量重建中国始新世植物群的年均温. 古生物学报, 48 (1): 65-72.

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