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Nigersaurus was possibly a low browser and used its head to feed close to the ground. It lived in a riparian habitat, and its diet probably consisted of soft plants, such as ferns, horsetails, and angiosperms. Art by Todd Marshall. Image from Jurassic World Evolution

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2020-12-04

What did the first Angiosperm flower look like?
Tomorrow, Fri 13th, join us to hear Dr. Hervé Sauquet () talk about of

⚠️Beware of the special seminar time (see thread)

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2020-11-13

According to the fossil record the Kem Kem flora included a wide variety of angiosperms. Although tree ferns and smaller ferns were also present. At the water's surface there were Marsilea and an unnamed member of the Nelumbonaceae.

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2020-07-06

And may I present to you...

Fossils, Clocks and the Origin of Angiosperms.

My latest blog post, which takes a look at a new paper, and it's overall implications for the origin of the flowering plants!

https://t.co/CdJwVg8a5e

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2019-05-19