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The angiosperme, or flowering plants, are believed to have originated and diversified during the Cretaceous. The earliest angiosperm fossils are pollen and leaf impressions found in late early Cretaceous strata1,2. We now describe the discovery of fossil flowers in the Upper Cretaceous of Sweden which represent a significant addition to our very limited knowledge of the floral structure of Cretaceous angiosperms.
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Friis, E., Skarby, A. Structurally preserved angiosperm flowers from the Upper Cretaceous of southern Sweden. Nature 291, 484–486 (1981). https://doi.org/10.1038/291484a0
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