Fossil data do not support a long Pre-Cretaceous history of flowering plants
G. E. Budd, R. P. Mann, J. A. Doyle, M. P. Coiro, J. Hilton
The paper challenges the conclusion of Silvestro et al. that angiosperms originated in the Cretaceous, arguing their methodology is flawed and their results conflict with fossil evidence.
bioRxiv · Feb 16, 2021 · PreprintPaleontology