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Origin of angiosperms has been and will continue to be a topic that promotes vigorous debate in botany. Despite efforts, many questions remain unanswered. With new fossil records from the Jurassic, research in this direction becomes more promising. The current status of studies is briefly summarized here.
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Wang, X. (2010). General Conclusions. In: The Dawn Angiosperms. Lecture Notes in Earth Sciences, vol 121. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-01161-0_9
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