Contributions from paleobotany, phylogenetics, genomics, developmental biology, and
developmental genetics have yielded tremendous insight into Darwin's “abominable …

Angiosperms are the most successful plants and support human livelihood and ecosystems.
Angiosperm phylogeny is the foundation of studies of gene function and phenotypic …

Molecular data on relationships within angiosperms confirm the view that their increasing
morphological diversity through the Cretaceous reflected their evolutionary radiation …

Recent attempts to address the long-debated 'origin'of the angiosperms depend on a
phylogenetic framework derived from a matrix of taxa versus characters; most assume that …

Abstract Background and Aims As angiosperms became one of the megadiverse groups of
macroscopic eukaryotes, they forged modern ecosystems and promoted the evolution of …

Contents Summary 1170 I. Introduction 1170 II. Six key questions 1172 III. Three key
challenges 1177 IV. Conclusions 1181 Acknowledgements 1182 References 1183 …

Although they are relative latecomers on the evolutionary scene, having emerged only 135?
170 million years ago, angiosperms—or flowering plants—are the most diverse and species …

The fossil record of angiosperms has more potential than ever for contributing to the
resolution of major questions in the evolution of the flowering plants due to the better …

Angiosperms (flowering plants) are the most diverse and species-rich group of plants. The
vast majority (∼ 99.95%) of angiosperms form a clade called Mesangiospermae, which is …

Angiosperm paleobotany has widened its horizons, incorporated new techniques,
developed new databases, and accepted new questions that can now focus on the evolution …