Flowering plants likely originated between 149 and 256 million years ago according to new UCL-led research. Passion Flower [Credit: Renê Ardanuy/Flickr]The study, published in New Phytologist by researchers from the UK and China, shows that Flowering Plants are neither as old as suggested by previous molecular studies, nor as young as a literal interpretation of their fossil record. The findings underline the power of using...

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