An understanding of the evolution of modern terrestrial ecosystems requires an
understanding of the dynamics associated with angiosperm evolution, including the timing of …

• Premise of the study: It has been 8 years since the last comprehensive analysis of
divergence times across the angiosperms. Given recent methodological improvements in …

Estimation of divergence times from sequence data has become increasingly feasible in
recent years. Conflicts between fossil evidence and molecular dates have sparked the …

The documentation of derived angiosperm lineages from increasingly older geological
deposits, and growing evidence of considerable diversity in flower, seed, and pollen …

The age of the angiosperms has long been of interest to botanists and evolutionary
biologists. Many early efforts to date the age of the angiosperms and evolutionary …

Growing evidence of morphological diversity in angiosperm flowers, seeds and pollen from
the mid Cretaceous and the presence of derived lineages from increasingly older geological …

Through the lens of the fossil record, angiosperm diversification precipitated a Cretaceous
Terrestrial Revolution (KTR) in which pollinators, herbivores and predators underwent …

Divergence time estimation—the calibration of a phylogeny to geological time—is an
integral first step in modeling the tempo of biological evolution (traits and lineages) …

• Premise of the study: Land plants play an essential role in the evolution of terrestrial life.
Their time of origin and diversification is fundamental to understanding the evolution of life …

Dating analyses based on molecular data imply that crown angiosperms existed in the
Triassic, long before their undisputed appearance in the fossil record in the Early …