Scientists in China say they have found the oldest flower bud in the fossil record, finally aligning the fossil evidence with the genetic data suggesting flowering plants, or angiosperms, evolved tens of millions of years earlier than we initially t
It was a puzzle that had bothered Darwin greatly, but he never found the answers he wanted. In the past few years, however, some crucial pieces have fallen into place." dating back to the Jurassic, more than 145 million years ago., not only had petals, but it also had sepals , as well male and female reproductive parts, including an ovary similar to modern flowers., was about 174 million years old. Like a modern flowering plant, its seeds were completely enclosed in an ovary.
The plant's stem is connected not only to a flower bud but also to a fruit and a leafy branch – a trio of data that is especially rare. Below, the arrow points to the flower bud, while the top right depicts the fruiting body, and the bottom right image shows the bud.Because flowers are such delicate structures, they are notoriously difficult to find in fossils preceding the Cretaceous.
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