Fossil Explains Origin of Sunflowers

From BBC via geology.com

… Finding this very well-preserved flower confirms that the family came from the ancient southern landmass, Gondwana, about 50 million years ago.

The researchers, headed by Dr Viviana Barreda from the Museo Argentino de Ciencias Naturales, published their results in Science magazine…

photo: By monteregina 

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