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Biological colonisations and extinctions in Antarctica since the break-up of Gondwana; based on molecular, phylogenetic, fossil and sub-fossil evidence. The upper panel shows schematic timelines for the survival of different species on the continent. The lower panel shows the major geological and glaciological events in the evolution of Antarctica that will have influenced the flora and fauna. Note that the geological timescale is non-linear and that most micro-organisms are excluded from this schematic diagram