History of Mesozoic Angiosperm Evolution
(as influenced by plate tectonics, rifting, and global climate)

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Data in above graphic modified from Hickey & Doyle (1977); Doyle et al. (1977); Cornet and Olsen (1993); John C. Butler (1995); Alister Rees (2001); Hochuli and Feist-Burkhardt (2004).