… There is unequivocal fossil evidence of angiosperms from the Lower Cretaceous (~132 …
may have originated in the Jurassic or even Triassic 1,2 . Angiosperms then rapidly diversified, …

… early diversification of angiosperms is thought to have been a rapid process, which may
complicate phylogenetic analyses of early angiosperm … regarding overall angiosperm phylogeny…

… that early diversifications of angiosperms … angiosperms and major clades of insects; (ii) the
long history of gymnosperm–insect pollination modes, which likely shaped early angiosperm–…

… We consider innovations of flowering plants and disentangle how the angiosperms might
have impacted the diversification of other groups. A key question is whether it is plausible to …

… -day angiosperm diversification lagged behind the origin of … on diversification dynamics
throughout the angiosperm tree of life, deepening our understanding of biogeographic history, …

… This chapter covers the likely character states of the first angiosperms, their date and place
of origin, and possible contenders for close relatives of the angiosperm stem lineage. Later …

… Flowering plants rose to dominance between 125 and 80 Ma, undergoing an explosive …
and directly linked to the increasing diversity of flowering plants. Both the fossil record and …

… effects on diversification are consistent … on angiosperm diversification to compare the effects
of traits in different contexts and identify those that have repeatedly stimulated diversification. …

… early diversity of flowering plants (angiosperms). Darwin described the seemingly explosive
diversification of angiosperms … about the origin and processes driving angiosperm speciation…

… hypotheses regarding the origin of angiosperms and diversification of their many families.
Yet, our results indicate that an early, pre-Cretaceous origin of angiosperms is supported not …