Aim: Xylem structures are closely related to a tree's hydraulic efficiency and mechanical stability, both of which affect the life history and ecological strategy of a species. Although mechanical ...

Machine generated contents note: Preface; 1. Introduction to angiosperms; 2. The nature of the angiosperm fossil record; 3. The environmental context of early angiosperm evolution; 4. Stratigraphic ...

The angiosperms are the most recently derived plant group, originating some 160 million years ago and becoming widespread around 120 million years ago. Angiosperm means “enclosed seed,” referring to ...

Early angiosperms represent a pivotal chapter in plant evolution, marked by rapid diversification and profound ecological impact during the Early Cretaceous. These flowering plants, distinguished by ...

If you looked up 66 million years ago you might have seen, for a split second, a bright light as a mountain-sized asteroid burned through the atmosphere and smashed into Earth. It was springtime and ...

International Journal of Plant Sciences, Vol. 180, No. 2 (FEBRUARY 2019), pp. 93-127 (35 pages) Premise of research. Small angiosperm fossils are diverse in Early Cretaceous mesofossil floras from ...

A global survey of 1000 forest areas shows how past climate change has had a big impact on today’s diversity and distribution of tree species. The results can help us predict how ecosystems will react ...

A rooted phylogenetic tree of functionally characterized TPSs in angiosperms. The tree encompasses TPS protein sequences from 15 eudicots and 9 monocots. The five previously defined TPS subfamilies (a ...

A new global survey of 1000 forest areas shows how climate change since the peak of the last ice age has had a major impact on the diversity and distribution of tree species we see today. The results ...