Early Flowers and Angiosperm Evolution
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Early Flowers and Angiosperm Evolution

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Early Flowers and Angiosperm Evolution

About this book

The recent discovery of diverse fossil flowers and floral organs in Cretaceous strata has revealed astonishing details about the structural and systematic diversity of early angiosperms. Exploring the rich fossil record that has accumulated over the last three decades, this is a unique study of the evolutionary history of flowering plants from their earliest phases in obscurity to their dominance in modern vegetation. The discussion provides comprehensive biological and geological background information, before moving on to summarise the fossil record in detail. Including previously unpublished results based on research into Early and Late Cretaceous fossil floras from Europe and North America, the authors draw on direct palaeontological evidence of the pattern of angiosperm evolution through time. Synthesising palaeobotanical data with information from living plants, this unique book explores the latest research in the field, highlighting connections with phylogenetic systematics, structure and the biology of extant angiosperms.

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Yes, you can access Early Flowers and Angiosperm Evolution by Else Marie Friis,Peter R. Crane,Kaj Raunsgaard Pedersen in PDF and/or ePUB format, as well as other popular books in Biological Sciences & Botany. We have over one million books available in our catalogue for you to explore.

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Title
  3. Copyright
  4. Contents
  5. Preface
  6. 1 Introduction to angiosperms
  7. 2 The nature of the angiosperm fossil record
  8. 3 The environmental context of early angiosperm evolution
  9. 4 Stratigraphic framework and key areas for Cretaceous angiosperms
  10. 5 Angiosperms in context: extant and fossil seed plants
  11. 6 Origin and age of angiosperms
  12. 7 Phylogenetic framework and the assignment of fossils to extant groups
  13. 8 Fossils near the base of the angiosperm tree
  14. 9 Early fossil angiosperms of uncertain relationships
  15. 10 Early fossils of eumagnoliids
  16. 11 Fossils of monocots
  17. 12 Fossils of eudicots: early-diverging groups
  18. 13 Fossils of core eudicots: basal lineages
  19. 14 Fossils of core eudicots: rosids
  20. 15 Early fossils of eudicots: asterids
  21. 16 Patterns of structural diversification in angiosperm reproductive organs
  22. 17 History and evolution of pollination in angiosperms
  23. 18 History and evolution of dispersal in angiosperms
  24. 19 Vegetational context of early angiosperm diversification
  25. 20 The accumulation of angiosperm diversity
  26. References
  27. Index