Angiosperms (flowering plants) are the most diverse of all major lineages of land plants and
the dominant autotrophs in most terrestrial ecosystems. Their evolutionary and ecological …

Angiosperms are frequently assumed to constitute a monophyletic group. Therefore, the
origin of angiosperms is a key question in systematic botany since the answer to this …

Abstract The Early Cretaceous terrestrial revolution involved global shifts from gymnosperm‐
to angiosperm‐dominated floras. However, responses of insect herbivores to these changes …

Societal Impact statement Ginkgo biloba is a distinctive living tree with a unique place in
plant evolution and human culture. It is valued in horticulture and as a street tree, is a source …

Komlopteris is a genus that includes the youngest representative of the so-called 'seed
ferns', an informal group of gymnosperms that were prevalent during the Mesozoic but …

Despite increasing claims of pre-Cretaceous angiosperms, whether there really are
angiosperms in the Jurassic is apparently still an open question for many people before …

Previously unrecognized anatomical features of the cone scales of the enigmatic Early
Cretaceous conifer Krassilovia mongolica include the presence of transversely oriented …

The origins of the five groups of living seed plants, including the single relictual species
Ginkgo biloba, are poorly understood, in large part because of very imperfect knowledge of …

Premise Anatomically preserved evidence for a novel clade of gymnosperms emphasizes
diversity of seed plants immediately prior to the appearance of angiosperm fossils in the …

Recent paleobotanical discoveries have renewed interest in the distinctively recurved, seed‐
bearing cupules of Mesozoic plants, which are important for understanding seed plant …