Paleobotany: The Biology and Evolution of Fossil Plants
Thomas N Taylor, Edith L Taylor and Michael Krings
1230 pages, Approx. 2100 illustrations (900 in full colour).
Preface; Introduction to paleobotany, how plant fossils form; Precambrian life - fungi, bacteria, and lichens; Fungi; Algae; Bryophytes; The move to
the land- introduction to vascular plant morphology and anatomy; Organography; Early land plants with conducting tissue; Lycophyta; Sphenophytes;
Ferns and early fernlike plants; Progymnosperms; Paleozoic seed ferns; Mesozoic seed ferns; Paleozoic and mesozoic foliage; Cycadophytes;
Ginkgophytes; Gymnosperms with obscure affinities; Cordaites; Conifers; Flowering plants; Interactions between plants and animals; Appendix 1 -
classification of organisms; glossary; bibliography; index
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