Historical event

First Flowering Plants

Date: about 140 Million Years Ago

The evolution of angiosperms (flowering plants) during the Early Cretaceous period, leading to a major diversification of plant life and co-evolution with pollinators.

Tags: flowering plants, angiosperms, plant evolution, cretaceous, paleobotany, pollination, coevolution

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