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  • Unearthing the Cretaceous Diversification of Cornales

    Creator:
    Atkinson, Brian A.
    Abstract:
    The order Cornales (dogwoods) is the earliest diverging lineage within the most diverse group of flowering plants, the asterids (>80,000 species). Although molecular phylogenetics have significantly improved our understanding of cornalean systematics, early phylogenetic relationships remain uncertain due to an initial rapid radiation. The fossil record of Cornales is extensive...
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    Dissertation