Re: No Cretaceous rainforests?

[NJPharris@aol.com]

In a message dated 6/28/02 10:53:55 AM Pacific Daylight Time, bh480@scn.org writes:


> Kirk Johnson's article in the new issue of Science about 
> an early Paleocene rainforest in the Denver region 
> contains a statement that surprised me: "no known 
> Cretaceous floras exhibit rainforest physiognomy" [i.e., 
> features such as large leaf size, smooth leaf margins, and 
> elongate drip-tips on leaves to shed high amounts of 
> rainfall].


I can think of rainforests that do not show this physiognomy (and I'm sure Ben, as a Seattleite, can too...).

Or maybe I'm missing the point.

--Nick P.