Palaeobiology of angiosperm origins : problems of Mesozoic seed-plant evolution
1. Introduction and proposition Part I. Technical Situation: 2. Biology and Earth evolution 3. Palaeobotanical factors 4. Data-handling for fossils Part II. Cretaceous Earth History: 5. Cretaceous flora 6. Cretaceous land fauna 7. Cretaceous stratigraphy Part III. Critical Fossil Evidence: 8. Jurassic gymnosperms 9. Early Cretaceous gymnosperms 10. Early Cretaceous fossil evidence of angiosperm characters 11. Late Cretaceous angiosperms Part IV. Conclusion from Evidence: 12. Theory of angiosperm origin and early evolution Part V. Other Theories: 13 Pre-Cretaceous angiosperm chains 14. Contribution of studies of comparative morphology 15. Other current theories Part VI. Consequences: 16. Classification of angiosperms 17. Summary and future Glossary References Index.