References / paperA metacalibrated time-tree documents the early rise of flowering plant phylogenetic diversity
Magallón, S.; Gómez-Acevedo, S.; Sánchez-Reyes, L.L.; Hernández-Hernández, T.
Year2015
Source roleprimary-study
DOI / ID10.1111/nph.13264
Fitness and scope
taxonomy · topology · geochronology
Claim ledger
divergence-time · mediumThe study's metacalibrated clocks estimate that Magnoliidae, Monocotyledoneae and Eudicotyledoneae diversified around 135–130 Ma; these are model-dependent crown-lineage estimates, not direct fossil first appearances or evidence of ecological dominance.
claim:event:angiosperm-expansion