Tag Archive for 'Nanjinganthus dendrostyla'

This is a Nanjinganthus dendrostyla fossil, showing its ovary (bottom center), sepals and petals (on the sides) and a tree-shaped top. Image credit: Fu et al, doi: 10.7554/eLife.38827.

Plant Fossil from Early Jurassic Pushes Back Origin of Flowers

Dec 25, 2018 by News Staff

An international team of paleontologists has identified and described a new genus and species of extinct flowering plant (angiosperm), based on over 200...