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A reappraisal of current theorie suggests that the origin of flowering plants was closely correlated with the spread of big, low-browsing dinosaurs.
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Bakker, R. Dinosaur feeding behaviour and the origin of flowering plants. Nature 274, 661–663 (1978). https://doi.org/10.1038/274661a0
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