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ABSTRACT A reappraisal of current theorie suggests that the origin of flowering plants was closely correlated with the spread of big, low-browsing dinosaurs. Access through your institution
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INFORMATION AUTHORS AND AFFILIATIONS * Ecology-Paleobiology Group, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland, 21218 Robert T. Bakker Authors * Robert T. Bakker View author publications
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