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A summary of fossil records for Arecaceae
2006-05-01
Abstract excerpt
Of all monocotyledons the Arecaceae displays by far the richest fossil record, and there is an extensive literature. The earliest unequivocal fossil palm material probably dates from the early to mid Late Cretaceous (Turonian > Coniacian > Santonian). The records are geographically widespread and comprise a wide range of organs: leaves, cuticles, stems, rhizomes, roots, fruits, seeds, endocarps, rachillae, peduncl...
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- Literature Corpus work
- 277dd397-01bf-50ce-a7fe-29aa6175d498
- DOI
- 10.1111/j.1095-8339.2006.00522.x
