Flowers may seem fragile but they are ancient. Kichigin/Shutterstock April 9, 2024 Flowers may be more ancient than dinosaurs – but scientists can’t agree on when they evolved Ruolin Wu, University of Bristol The origin date for flowers is a source of debate among scientists – but a new approach may help bring clarity to the question.
The world’s first flowers provided a sumptuous new banquet for beetles. Artwork by Mr Jie Sun April 15, 2021 Tiny beetle fossil reveals how insects greeted Earth’s earliest flowers Chenyang Cai, University of Bristol Preserved in amber, a tiny beetle has shed light on the moment the world first burst into bloom.
Compression of the long-leaf form of Montsechia. David Dilcher August 17, 2015 Fossils suggest an aquatic plant that bloomed underwater was among first flowering plants David Dilcher, Indiana University The fossilized plant Montsechia relied on water to disseminate its genetic material and may rewrite the book on when and how the first flowering plants evolved.