Evolution of plants
Evolution of plants:
1) Plants invaded land before animals.
2) Bryophytes originated earlier than the vascular plants like pteridophytes and gymnosperms.
3) The first vascular plants developed in Silurian period.
4) Sea weeds and few plants exixted around 320 mya.
Evolution of plants
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Cenozoic |
Quaternary |
Angiosperms (flowering plants) |
Tertiary |
Bryophytes and monocoteledons |
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Mesozoic |
Cretaceous |
Sphenopsids, Ginkgos, Gretals & Dicotyledons |
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Jurassic |
Herbaceous lycopods, ferns, conifers & cycads |
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Triassic |
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Permian |
Arborescent lycopods |
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Paleozoic |
Carboniferous |
Seeds ferms |
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Devonian |
Progymnosperms |
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Silurian |
Zosterophyllum |