Re: Early Origin of Angiosperms?

["Ken Kinman" <kinman@hotmail.com>]

     Angiosperms probably lived in upland habitats through much of the 
Jurassic (and perhaps even back into the Triassic).  Suggestions that they 
occurred in the Permian should probably be taken with a grain of salt.
     Although this new evidence may be a breakthrough in the origins of 
angiosperms, I'd still bet on a Triassic origin.  Even if these biomolecules 
only evolved once (i.e., it is a good synapomorphy), it only shows that it 
evolved earlier than the origin of angiosperms, and that this character is 
plesiomorphic for angiosperms.
               My 2 cents worth,   Ken
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> From: TJVlamis@aol.com
> Reply-To: TJVlamis@aol.com
> To: <dinosaur@usc.edu>
> Subject: Early Origen of Angiosperms?
> Date: Thu, 05 Apr 2001 11:30:35 EDT
>
> I found the following info interesting. Apparently geochemical evidence 
> indicates the possible origen  of angiosperms all the way back in the 
> Permian. First I've heard of any evidence for angiosperms pre K.
>
> http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2001/04/010403071438.htm
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