Cenozoic extinctions account for the low diversity of extant gymnosperms compared with angiosperms
Cenozoic extinctions account for the low diversity of extant gymnosperms compared with angiosperms
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Oxford, UK: Blackwell Publishing Ltd
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• We test the widely held notion that living gymnosperms are ‘ancient’ and ‘living fossils’ by comparing them with their sister group, the angiosperms. This perception derives partly from the lack of gross morphological differences between some Mesozoic gymnosperm fossils and their living relatives (e.g. Ginkgo, cycads and dawn redwood), suggesting...
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Cenozoic extinctions account for the low diversity of extant gymnosperms compared with angiosperms
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TN_cdi_proquest_miscellaneous_904010850
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_proquest_miscellaneous_904010850
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0028-646X
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1469-8137
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10.1111/j.1469-8137.2011.03862.x
