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Kaj Raunsgaard Pedersen
Researcher at Aarhus University
Publications - 83
Citations - 5292
Kaj Raunsgaard Pedersen is an academic researcher from Aarhus University. The author has contributed to research in topics: Pollen & Potomac Group. The author has an hindex of 38, co-authored 80 publications receiving 4865 citations. Previous affiliations of Kaj Raunsgaard Pedersen include Yale University.
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The origin and early diversification of angiosperms
TL;DR: New palaeobotanical discoveries and phylogenetic analyses of morphological and molecular data have clarified the initial phases of this radiation and changed the perspective on early angiosperm evolution, though important issues remain unresolved.
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Early Flowers and Angiosperm Evolution
TL;DR: This work has highlighted the importance of understanding the environmental context of early angiosperm evolution in the context of extant and fossil seed plants, as well as the history and evolution of pollination in angiosperms.
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Fossil evidence of water lilies (Nymphaeales) in the Early Cretaceous
TL;DR: The history of the water lilies (Nymphaeales) is extended back to the Early Cretaceous and into the oldest fossil assemblages that contain unequivocal angiosperm stamens and carpels, adding to the growing congruence between results from molecular-based analyses of relationships among angiosperms and the palaeobotanical record.
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Early angiosperm diversification : The diversity of pollen associated with angiosperm reproductive structures in early Cretaceous floras from Portugal
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Phase-contrast X-ray microtomography links Cretaceous seeds with Gnetales and Bennettitales
Else Marie Friis,Peter R. Crane,Kaj Raunsgaard Pedersen,Stefan Bengtson,Philip C. J. Donoghue,Guido W. Grimm,Marco Stampanoni +6 more
TL;DR: This article used phase-contrast-enhanced synchrotron-radiation X-ray tomographic microscopy to reveal that some Cretaceous gymnosperm seeds have evolutionary links with Gnetales (an evolutionarily hard-to-place group with three living genera) and the Bennettitales (an extinct group of cycad-like plants).