<div dir="ltr">Early bees were also found in the 100-million-year-old Burmese amber mentioned in the article below! <div><br clear="all"><div><div>Patricia S. De Angelis, Ph.D.</div><div>Botanist, Division of Scientific Authority-US Fish & Wildlife Service-International Affairs</div>
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<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">---------- Forwarded message ----------<br>From: <b class="gmail_sendername">Haidet, Margaret</b> <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:mahaidet@blm.gov">mahaidet@blm.gov</a>></span><br>
Date: Fri, Jan 10, 2014 at 9:30 AM<br>Subject: [PCA] NEWS: Oldest evidence of sex in flowering plants<br>To: <a href="mailto:native-plants@lists.plantconservation.org">native-plants@lists.plantconservation.org</a><br><br>
<br><div dir="ltr"><div><a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-25674745" target="_blank">http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-25674745</a><br></div><div><br></div><div><p>The oldest evidence of sexual reproduction in a flowering
plant - dating back 100 million years - has been found in Burma.</p>
<p>The team discovered a cluster of 18 tiny flowers in a piece of amber; one of
them was in the process of making new seeds for the next generation.</p>
<p>Flowering plants caused an enormous change in biodiversity on Earth.</p>
<p>A US-German team has published findings in the Journal of the Botanical
Institute of Texas</p></div><div><br></div><br clear="all"><div><div dir="ltr">Megan Haidet<div>Seeds of Success<br><div>National Collection Curator</div><div>Seeds of Success</div><div>202-912-7233</div><div><br></div><div>
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