However, fossils from the Spathian stage (around 249 million years ago) showed an increase in plant stems, root traces, and signs of burrowing activity, suggesting a more stable and structured ...

“It is a good example that shows the plant’s simple structure with no roots or leaves.” Unearthed from stratum from the Silurian Period near Prague, the fossil is comprised of a furcate stem ...

Learn more about the newly found fossils that show plant resilience during the “Great Dying.” ...

The mass extinction that killed 80% of life on Earth 250 million years ago may not have been quite so disastrous for plants, ...

A fossilized stem of Dernbachia brasiliensis, a tree fern of the Permian (250-300 million years ago). Water-conducting xylem tissue is highlighted in blue. Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert!

An associate professor of Botany here and a University of Wisconsin professor have discovered plant fossils calculated to be nearly two billion years old. The fossils, the oldest yet uncovered ...

There is more to the science, though, than just looking at fossils – the hard remains or print left from an animal or plant that are found inside a rock – or dreaming about making Jurassic ...