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Mario Vallejo-Marin, The Conversation
The first ever flower bloomed 140 million years ago and looked like a magnolia
Scientists have reconstructed the common ancestor of everything from rose bushes to oak trees, ivy or wheat.
Mario Vallejo-Marin, The Conversation
· Aug 03, 2017 · 10:30 pm
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