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Article: Mesozoic and Tertiary distributions, and problems of land-plant evolution

Special Papers in Palaeontology - No. 12 - Cover Image
Publication: Special Papers in Palaeontology
Number: 12
Thematic Volume: Organisms and continents through time: a symposium
Edited By: N. F. Hughes
Publication Date: 1973
Page(s): 189 198
Authored By: N. F. Hughes
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Abstract

Some of the main problems of both gymnosperm and angiosperm distribution from the Mesozoic and Tertiary are re-examined using palaeolatitudes provided from the palaeomagnetic evidence. The general conclusions are most encouraging for palaeobotany in that pre-Eocene extinct plant fossils may be used with much greater confidence as climatic belt indicators.

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