Show the paleobotanical evidence, Biology

Assignment Help:

Q. Show the Paleobotanical Evidence?

Paleobotany deals with the study of fossil records of plants and animals. New techniques and approaches to the study of fossil flowering plants provide taxonomic information. Paleobotany uses microfossils such as pollen or macrofossils of leaves, stems and other plant parts as source of data. Recent collection of well preserved angiosperm flowers from Eocene sediments of the southern United States and from kansas confirm the presence of diversified representatives of the present day "Amentiferae line" by middle Eocene time and their adaptation for wind pollination. Flowers and inflorescences with structural features allowing pollination by beetles, flies, beas, and butter flies were still in existence by middle Eocene. An extraordinary data source has been provided by the organic chemical profiles of miocene leaf Specimen s 'of Acer, Celtis, Ouercus, ulmus and zelkova. A high degree of correlation between chemical compounds of the fossils and those of modern species was found. Data provided by Paleobotany allow taxonomists to deal with the facts of the fossil record about angiosperms and their possible progenitors. However, the available data is still too limited for the construction of a valid general phylogenetic scheme.


Related Discussions:- Show the paleobotanical evidence

Some common air pollutants: oxides of sulphur, Oxides of sulphur:     ...

Oxides of sulphur:          It includes SO 2 , SO 3 . It is a colorless gas having sharp, pungent and suffocating odour. It is soluble in water and forms H 2 SO 4 . Sourc

Cold hardiness and cold acclimation, Cold Hardiness and Cold Acclimation ...

Cold Hardiness and Cold Acclimation In connection with cold response we would like to introduce two terms- cold hardiness and cold acclimation. Cold-hardiness ref

Genetic or acquired deficiency of the vitamin k metabolism, Q. Why are some...

Q. Why are some kinds of hemorrhagic diseases caused by genetic or acquired deficiency of the vitamin K metabolism? Deficiency of vitamin K predisposes to hemorrhages since thi

Why plant nutrients is said to be essential, Why plant nutrients said to be...

Why plant nutrients said to be essential An element is said to be essential if,   (i)   The deficiency of an element in plant, makes it impossible to complete the vegetative

Photosynthesis, photosynthesis moderates global warming, briefly explain th...

photosynthesis moderates global warming, briefly explain this statement

Artificial kidney, ARTIFICIA L KIDNEY - Dialysis employs the process o...

ARTIFICIA L KIDNEY - Dialysis employs the process of diffusion across a semipermeable membrane to remove unwanted urea . Dialysis is of 2 types - 1. Haemodialysis -

Could she ever have a child with blood type o, a) Indicate the blood types ...

a) Indicate the blood types possible from the mating of a male who is blood type O with a female of blood type AB. b) Could a female with blood type AB ever produce a child with bl

What is the secondary structure of a protein, What is the secondary structu...

What is the secondary structure of a protein? The secondary protein structure is formed by the manner its amino acids interact by the intermolecular bond. These interactions ma

Nutritional management of food allergies & food intolerance, Define Nutriti...

Define Nutritional Management of Food Allergies and Food intolerance? In this unit we will be discussing the adverse reactions associated with food. You may have read or heard

What is the kind of reproduction that occurs in roundworms, Q. What is the ...

Q. What is the kind of reproduction that occurs in roundworms? What usual feature do nematode sperm cells have? Nematodes reproduce sexually. The nematode sperm cell does not h

Write Your Message!

Captcha
Free Assignment Quote

Assured A++ Grade

Get guaranteed satisfaction & time on delivery in every assignment order you paid with us! We ensure premium quality solution document along with free turntin report!

All rights reserved! Copyrights ©2019-2020 ExpertsMind IT Educational Pvt Ltd