Palaeobiology of Angiosperm Origins: Problems of Mesozoic seed-plant evolution - Rilegato

Hughes, Norman F.

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ISBN 10: 0521208092 ISBN 13: 9780521208093

Casa editrice: Cambridge University Press, 1976

Riassunto

Mr Hughes argues that approaches (previous to 1976) to the evolutionary origin and early history of or flowering plants have been inadequate and misleading.

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Mr Hughes argues that approaches (previous to 1976) to the evolutionary origin and early history of or flowering plants have been inadequate and misleading. He suggests that the date is in the Cretaceous period and there is a good chance of ancestors being found if other fossil plants of that period are studied.

Contenuti

1. Introduction and proposition; Part I. Technical Situation: 2. Biology and Earth evolution; 3. Palaeobotanical factors; 4. Data-handling for fossils; Part II. Cretaceous Earth History: 5. Cretaceous flora; 6. Cretaceous land fauna; 7. Cretaceous stratigraphy; Part III. Critical Fossil Evidence: 8. Jurassic gymnosperms; 9. Early Cretaceous gymnosperms; 10. Early Cretaceous fossil evidence of angiosperm characters; 11. Late Cretaceous angiosperms; Part IV. Conclusion from Evidence: 12. Theory of angiosperm origin and early evolution; Part V. Other Theories: 13 Pre-Cretaceous angiosperm chains; 14. Contribution of studies of comparative morphology; 15. Other current theories; Part VI. Consequences: 16. Classification of angiosperms; 17. Summary and future; Glossary; References; Index.

Dettagli dell?edizione

• Editore: Cambridge University Press
• Data di pubblicazione: 1976
• Lingua: Inglese
• ISBN 10: 0521208092
• ISBN 13: 9780521208093
• Rilegatura: Copertina rigida
• Numero edizione: 1
• Numero di pagine: 249
• Contatto del produttore: non disponibile