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... Fossil record . The fossil record , the many present - day relict endemics ( species of restricted range that are remnants of an earlier widespread flora ) , and the widely disjunct distribution patterns , often relict , attest to the ...
... Fossil record . The fossil record , the many present - day relict endemics ( species of restricted range that are remnants of an earlier widespread flora ) , and the widely disjunct distribution patterns , often relict , attest to the ...
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... Fossil record . Although many species of fossils have been described and assigned saxifragalean names and re- lationships , it is impossible in many cases to establish with any degree of certainty the veracity of these assign- ments as ...
... Fossil record . Although many species of fossils have been described and assigned saxifragalean names and re- lationships , it is impossible in many cases to establish with any degree of certainty the veracity of these assign- ments as ...
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... fossil assemblages may be lateral ( in space ) , verti- cal ( in time ) , or both . Similar sedimentary facies that do not differ drastically in age , and some that do , are likely to contain similar fossils , and different facies of ...
... fossil assemblages may be lateral ( in space ) , verti- cal ( in time ) , or both . Similar sedimentary facies that do not differ drastically in age , and some that do , are likely to contain similar fossils , and different facies of ...
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