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Re: Oldest Flower Fossil Found, 125 MYA

To: Richard W Travsky <rtravsky@uwyo.edu>
Subject: Re: Oldest Flower Fossil Found, 125 MYA
From: Josh Smith <smithjb@sas.upenn.edu>
Date: Fri, 03 May 2002 11:55:59 -0400 (EDT)
Cc: dinosaur@usc.edu
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Uhm...so this is a new species of the genus that made the cover in 
1998.

Sun, G., D. L. Dilcher, Z. Shaoling, and Z. Zhekun. 1998. In search of 
the first flower: a Jurassic angiosperm, Archaefructus, from northeast 
China.  Science 282:1692-1695.



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References:
- Oldest Flower Fossil Found, 125 MYA
  - From: Richard W Travsky <rtravsky@uwyo.edu>

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