Description: Plants in Mesozoic Time by Carole T. Gee, Sergio Archangelsky, Analía Artabe, Sidney R. Ash, Nina L. Baghai-Riding, Brooks B. Britt, Marcus Clauss, William L. Crepet, N. Rubén CÚneo, Georgina M. Del Fueyo Showcases research of broad botanical and paleontological interest from the worlds experts on Mesozoic plant life. This title covers various aspects of plant group - ranging from horsetails to ginkgophytes, from cycads to conifers - and relates them to key innovations in structure, phylogenetic relationships, Mesozoic vegetation. FORMAT Hardcover LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description Plants in Mesozoic Time showcases the latest research of broad botanical and paleontological interest from the worlds experts on Mesozoic plant life. Each chapter covers a special aspect of a particular plant group-ranging from horsetails to ginkgophytes, from cycads to conifers-and relates it to key innovations in structure, phylogenetic relationships, the Mesozoic flora, or to animals such as plant-eating dinosaurs. The books geographic scope ranges from Antarctica and Argentina to the western interior of North America, with studies on the reconstruction of the Late Jurassic vegetation of the Morrison Formation and on fossil angiosperm lianas from Late Cretaceous deposits in Utah and New Mexico. The volume also includes cutting-edge studies on the evolutionary developmental biology ("evo-devo") of Mesozoic forests, the phylogenetic analysis of the still enigmatic bennettitaleans, and the genetic developmental controls of the oldest flowers in the fossil record. Notes New research on the plants of the Age of Dinosaurs Flap The Mesozoic was a curious but wondrous time, replete with giant dinosaurs, flying reptiles, and crown-tufted plants. It was an era that encompassed a vast amount of time, over 185 million years, making the survival of the Mesozoic fauna and flora an incredible success story. Plants in Mesozoic Time: Morphological Innovations, Phylogeny, Ecosystems takes an in-depth look at the curious Mesozoic flora. Gathering the latest research by the worlds top paleobotanists of the Mesozoic, the volume is divided into three parts: Part 1 focuses on key innovations that show up in Mesozoic plants, Part 2 discusses the phylogeny of Mesozoic plants, and Part 3 explores the topic of ecosystems and Mesozoic plants. While the volume abounds in information on gymnosperms such as ginkgophytes, conifers, cycads, and bennettitaleans, it also presents evidence on other kinds of plants, such as the oldest Equisetum-like horsetails as well as on the oldest angiosperm lianas. Fossil plants can no longer hide from the intense scrutiny of modern approaches, for analytical tools such as cladistics are being used to shed light on the contested issue of bennettitalean and angiosperm relationships. Even studies on evolutionary developmental biology ("evo-devo") have not remained the sole domain of those working on living organisms, because fossils can, surprisingly, reveal quite a bit about how development and evolution interact. Dinosaurs make a splashy appearance in this book, too, in a chapter that focuses its attention at the hard evidence for herbivory and food preferences in dinosaurs. The contributors to this book are Sergio Archangelsky, Anal Author Biography Carole T. Gee is Senior Research Scientist in Paleobotany, Division of Paleontology at the Steinmann Institute, University of Bonn, Germany. Table of Contents Preface, Dedication, and Acknowledgments / Carole T. GeeThe Career of Ted Delevoryas: Appreciation and Publications / Thomas N. Taylor, Edith L. Taylor, and Charles P. DaghlianPart 1. Innovations in Mesozoic Plants 1. Architectural Innovation and Developmental Controls in Some Mesozoic Gymnosperms, or, Why Do The Leaf Crowns in Mesozoic Forests Look Tufted? / Ian Sussex, Nancy Kerk, and Carole T. Gee 2. Modern Traits in Early Mesozoic Sphenophytes: The Equisetum-like Cones of Spaciinodum collinsonii with In Situ Spores and Elaters from the Middle Triassic of Antarctica / Andrew B. Schwendemann, Thomas N. Taylor, Edith L. Taylor, Michael Krings, and Jeffrey M. Osborn 3. Pollen and Coprolite Structure in Cycadeoidea (Bennettitales): Implications for Understanding Pollination and Mating Systems in Mesozoic Cycadeoids / Jeffrey M. Osborn and Mackenzie L. Taylor 4. Independent Evolution of Seed Enclosure in the Bennettitales: Evidence from the Anatomically Preserved Cone Foxeoidea connatum gen. et sp. nov. / Gar W. Rothwell and Ruth A. Stockey 5. A Mosaic of Characters in a New Whole-Plant Araucaria, A. delevoryasii Gee sp. nov., from the Late Jurassic Morrison Formation of Wyoming, U.S.A. / Carole T. Gee and William D. Tidwell 6. Major Innovations in Angiosperm Evolution / David L. Dilcher 7. Implications of Fossil Floral Data on Understanding the Early Evolution of Molecular Developmental Controls of Flowers / David Winship TaylorPart 2. Phylogeny of Mesozoic Plants 8. Late Triassic Ginkgoleans of North America / Sidney R. Ash 9. Review of the Cycads and Bennettitaleans from the Mesozoic of Argentina / N. Rubén CÚneo, Ignacio Escapa, Liliana Villar de Seoane, Analía Artabe, and Silvia Gnaedinger 10. The Bennettitales (Cycadeoidales): A Preliminary Perspective on This Arguably Enigmatic Group / William L. Crepet and Dennis W. Stevenson 11. Endemism of Early Cretaceous Conifers in Western Gondwana / Sergio Archangelsky and Georgina M. Del Fueyo 12. Oldest Known Dicotyledonous Lianas from the Early Cretaceous of Utah and New Mexico, U.S.A. / William D. Tidwell, Sidney R. Ash, and Brooks B. BrittPart 3. Ecosystems and Mesozoic Plants 13. Palynological Evidence for Conifer Dominance within a Heterogeneous Landscape in the Late Jurassic Morrison Formation, U.S.A. / Carol L. Hotton and Nina L. Baghai-Riding 14. Mesozoic Plants and Dinosaur Herbivory / P. Martin Sander, Carole T. Gee, JÜrgen Hummel, and Marcus ClaussContributorsIndex Review "It has been some time since there was a volume dedicated to Mesozoic plants... This book will have merit as a reference for years to come." Kirk R. Johnson, Denver Museum of Nature and Science Promotional The most up-to-date research on the plants from the Age of Dinosaurs Review Text Plants in Mesozoic Time is an edited volume in honor of the career contributions of Ted Delevoryas (emer., Univ. of Texas, Austin) to paleobotany. The diverse interests of the chapter authors, all of whom are academically related to Delevoryas, make this volume an eclectic assortment of articles that are thematically disjunct on various aspects of Mesozoic paleobotany. The assortment of writings will interest a broad array of investigators. Most of the papers give overviews or reviews of the authors recent work, rather than detailed technical contributions on new investigations. This volume would be useful as a resource for supplemental reading to stimulate classroom discussion in an upper-level undergraduate or graduate course in paleobotany and paleobiology. The book is a testament to Ted Delevoryass broad impact on the field of paleobotany. . .Summing Up: Recommended. Upper-division undergraduate through professional collections. -- Choice Review Quote "[This] volume is immaculately edited, outstandingly readable and beautifully illustrated." -American Paleontologist Promotional "Headline" The most up-to-date research on the plants from the Age of Dinosaurs Details ISBN0253354560 Short Title PLANTS IN MESOZOIC TIME Publisher Indiana University Press Series Life of the Past Language English ISBN-10 0253354560 ISBN-13 9780253354563 Media Book Format Hardcover Year 2010 Imprint Indiana University Press Subtitle Morphological Innovations, Phylogeny, Ecosystems Place of Publication Bloomington, IN Country of Publication United States Edited by Carole T. Gee Illustrator Dorothea Kranz Publication Date 2010-07-16 Illustrations 16 color illus., 84 b&w illus. 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Book Title: Plants in Mesozoic Time
Number of Pages: 424 Pages
Language: English
Publication Name: Plants in Mesozoic Time: Morphological Innovations, Phylogeny, Ecosystems
Publisher: Sidney R. Ash, William L. Crepet, Marcus Clauss, Georgina M. Del Fueyo, Nina L. Baghai-Riding, Sergio Archangelsky, Analia Artabe, N. Ruben Cuneo, Brooks B. Britt, Indiana University Press
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Author: Carole T. Gee
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