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ANNUAL REVIEW OF ECOLOGY EVOLUTION AND SYSTEMATICS
卷 35, 期 -, 页码 1-29出版社
ANNUAL REVIEWS
DOI: 10.1146/annurev.ecolsys.34.011802.132535
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angiosperm; gymnosperm; fossil seed; fossil fruit; evolution; coevolution
Vertebrate dispersal of fruits and seeds is a common feature of many modem angiosperms and gymnosperms, yet the evolution and frequency of this feature in the fossil record remain unclear. Increasingly complex information suggests that (a) plants had the necessary morphological features for vertebrate dispersal by the Pennsylvanian, but possibly in the absence of clear vertebrate dispersal agents; (b) vertebrate herbivores first diversified in the Permian, and consistent dispersal relationships became possible; (c) the Mesozoic was dominated by large herbivorous dinosaurs, possible sources of diffuse, whole-plant dispersal; (d) simultaneously, several groups of small vertebrates, including lizards and, in the later Mesozoic, birds and mammals, could have established more specific vertebrate-plant associations, but supporting evidence is rudimentary; and (e) the diversification of small mammals and birds in the Tertiary established a consistent basis for organ-level interactions, allowing for the widespread occurrence of biotic dispersal in gymnosperms and angiosperms.
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