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New genus and species of flower discovered from the mid-Cretaceous period – SlashGear
Researchers from Oregon State University discovered a new genus and species of flower that hails from the mid-Cretaceous period. The flower is a male specimen that…
Researchers from Oregon State University discovered a new genus and species of flower that hails from the mid-Cretaceous period. The flower is a male specimen that was frozen in time by Burmese Amber. Researcher George Poinar Jr. says that the flower was part of a forest that existed 100 million years ago.
It’s hard to tell in the images, but the flower is tiny at only two millimeters across. It features 50 stamens arranged in a spiral of anthers pointing towards the sky. A stamen consists of an…
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