Molecular and fossil evidence on the origin of angiosperms

Annual Review of Earth and Planetary Sciences

Volumn 40, Issue , 2012, Pages 301-326

  Doyle, James A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Cretaceous; Molecular systematics; Paleobotany; Palynology; Phylogeny

Indexed keywords

CRETACEOUS; MOLECULAR SYSTEMATICS; PALEOBOTANY; PALYNOLOGY; PHYLOGENY;

SEED;

PLANTS (BOTANY);

ADAPTIVE RADIATION; ANGIOSPERM; CRETACEOUS; EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY; FLOWER; FOSSIL RECORD; JURASSIC; MOLECULAR ANALYSIS; MORPHOLOGY; PALEOBOTANY; PALYNOLOGY; PHYLOGENY; TAXONOMY; UNDERSTORY;

CYCADEOIDALES; GNETALES; MAGNOLIOPHYTA; SPERMATOPHYTA;

EID: 84860531825     PISSN: 00846597     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1146/annurev-earth-042711-105313     Document Type: Article

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