Implications of an exceptional fossil flora for Late Cretaceous vegetation

THE rapid radiation of angiosperms during the Late Cretaceous has been thought to reflect their rise to vegetational dominance 1–3 . The number of species in a clade and its vegetational importance are not necessarily related, however. Quantitative studies of the recently discovered Big Cedar Ridge...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Nature (London) 1993-05, Vol.363 (6427), p.342-344
Hauptverfasser:	Wing, S.L, Hickey, L.J, Swisher, C.C
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Biology Cretaceous Earth sciences Earth, ocean, space Exact sciences and technology Flora Flowers & plants geographical distribution Geology Humanities and Social Sciences letter multidisciplinary Paleobotany Paleontology plant fossils Science Science (multidisciplinary) Stratigraphy vegetation
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