Plants in Mesozoic Time: Morphological Innovations, Phylogeny, Ecosystems

Plants in Mesozoic Time showcases the latest research of broad botanical and paleontological interest from the world's experts on Mesozoic plant life. Each chapter covers a special aspect of a particular plant group--ranging from horsetails to ginkgophytes, from cycads to conifers--and relates it to key innovations in structure, phylogenetic relationships, the Mesozoic flora, or to animals such as plant-eating dinosaurs. The book's geographic scope ranges from Antarctica and Argentina to the western interior of North America, with studies on the reconstruction of the Late Jurassic vegetation of the Morrison Formation and on fossil angiosperm lianas from Late Cretaceous deposits in Utah and New Mexico. The volume also includes cutting-edge studies on the evolutionary developmental biology (evo-devo) of Mesozoic forests, the phylogenetic analysis of the still enigmatic bennettitaleans, and the genetic developmental controls of the oldest flowers in the fossil record.

Author: Carole T. Gee
Publisher: Indiana University Press
Published: 07/16/2010
Pages: 424
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 2.70lbs
Size: 10.40h x 7.10w x 1.10d
ISBN: 9780253354563

Review Citation(s):
Choice 02/01/2011

About the Author

Carole T. Gee is Senior Research Scientist in Paleobotany, Division of Paleontology at the Steinmann Institute, University of Bonn, Germany.