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IN Knowlton's recent catalogue of the Mesozoic and Cenozoic plants of North America, there is not a single species of Labiatæ. Schenk, in Zittel, refers only to interglacial Lycopus europæus and Stachys palustris. More recently Reid has recorded preglacial Labiatæ, such as Lycopus, Stachys (two species), and Mentha from England. The fruits and calyces are distinctive, and should be easily recognisable; but owing to the specialised character of the family, and the prevalent opinion concerning the late evolution of herbaceous plants, it has seemed unreasonable to expect very ancient fossils of this type.
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COCKERELL, T. The Antiquity of the Labiatæ or Mint Family. Nature 118, 696 (1926). https://doi.org/10.1038/118696c0
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