(via Beautiful amber fossil flower reveals plant history of New World) This perfectly preserved preh
(via Beautiful amber fossil flower reveals plant history of New World) This perfectly preserved prehistoric flower embedded in amber is thought to be a long-lost relative of modern plants including sunflowers, coffee, peppers, potatoes and mint.Its discovery in a mine in the Dominican Republic represents the first evidence that this major group of plants – the asterids – comprising some 80,000 species, had reached the New World by between 15 and 45 million years ago, the estimated age of the fossil amber. -- source link
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