02552nam 2200553 450 991045971230332120200520144314.00-19-936265-3(CKB)3710000000324363(EBL)1911602(SSID)ssj0001435634(PQKBManifestationID)11884876(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001435634(PQKBWorkID)11434418(PQKB)10004394(MiAaPQ)EBC1911602(Au-PeEL)EBL1911602(CaPaEBR)ebr11000853(CaONFJC)MIL688358(OCoLC)899941680(EXLCZ)99371000000032436320150117h20152015 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrPlant life a brief history /Frederick B. EssigOxford, England :Oxford University Press,2015.©20151 online resource (281 p.)Description based upon print version of record.1-322-57076-0 0-19-936264-5 Includes bibliographical references and index.Cover; Plant Life; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Acknowledgments; Artwork Sources; Introduction; 1 The Origin of Photosynthesis; 2 Eukaryotic Plant Life; 3 Plants Invade the Land; 4 Vascular Plants and the Rise of Trees; 5 Seeds and the Gymnosperms; 6 Darwin's Abominable Mystery; 7 Adaptations for Pollination and Seed Dispersal; 8 The Dicotyledonous Grade; 9 The Monocots; Epilogue; Notes; Glossary; Bibliography; IndexCharles Darwin, the father of the theory of evolution, described the evolutionary origin of flowering plants as an ""abominable mystery."" Flowering plants - which appeared abruptly during the late Cretaceous Period - the origins of photosynthesis, and the early evolution of land plants are some of earth's most mysterious breakthroughs. The first seed plants appear in the fossil record about 350 million years ago, and flowering plants first appear approximately 120 million years ago, but the transitions between these major forms of plant life remain obscure. Prior to each breakthrough was a loPlantsEvolutionElectronic books.PlantsEvolution.581.3/8Essig Frederick B.943155MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910459712303321Plant life2128391UNINA