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Dead Sea fossils hint at earlier start for some ancient plants

Surprising finds unearthed in Jordan suggest that fern and conifer species survived the 'Great Dying' 250 million years ago.
  1. Heidi Ledford
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On the banks of the Dead Sea, preserved in 260 million-year-old rock, lie memorials to the resilience of plants in the face of environmental catastrophe.

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doi: https://doi.org/10.1038/d41586-018-07826-8

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