Us archaeologist finds plant seed fossils 45 million years ago in Peru
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Last Update: 2010-06-04
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U.S archaeologists recently found fossils of 45 million year old plant seeds in tarala, piula Province, Northwestern Peru, including the seeds of two grapes that have been extinct in the South American continent Steven Manchester, an ancient botanist at the Museum of natural history in Florida, said he and his assistant conducted archaeological research in the middle of May this year to confirm the age of the plant seed fossils found in the area 100 years ago In a dry forest to coastal area, they found new plant seed fossils, and identified some of them as Annonaceae, rhubarb, grapevine and climbers According to the current evidence, these plant seeds were born 45 million years ago, during which reptiles, except lizards, snakes, tortoises and crocodiles, were almost extinct, he said He believes that it was during this period that mammals increased and plants evolved under warm climate conditions Through these seed fossils, we can study the climate change at that time Manchester said that two species of wild grape species have disappeared in the South American continent in the 3 grape seed fossils found in the tower.
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