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How ferns adapted to one of Earths newest and most extreme environments | #Geology #GeologyPage Ferns are believed to be old plant species -- some of them lived alongside the dinosaurs, over 200 million years ago. However, a group of Andean ferns evolved much more recently: their completely new form and structure (morphology) arose and diversified within the last 2 million years. This novel morphology seems to have been advantageous when colonising the extreme environment of the high Andes. Read more : geologypage/2014/10/how-ferns-adapted-to-one-of-earths.html Geology Page geologypage
Posted on: Fri, 24 Oct 2014 19:00:02 +0000

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