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Leaf Venation Patterns and the Origin of the Angiosperms

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Evolution of the angiosperm leaf is traced through venation patterns by comparing those of living plants from the countries which formed Gondwanaland with the fossil record.

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MELVILLE, R. Leaf Venation Patterns and the Origin of the Angiosperms. Nature 224, 121–125 (1969). https://doi.org/10.1038/224121a0

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