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6 Times Flowers Completely Transformed Prehistoric Ecosystems

Imagine a world where Earth’s landscapes were dominated by towering fern forests and ancient conifers, with no trace of the colorful blooms we take for granted today. This was our planet roughly 150 million years ago, before flowering plants burst onto the scene and rewrote the rules of life on land forever. What followed was ...