🌸 ANGIOSPERMS: THE FLOWERING PLANT TAKEOVER
PAGE 1 OF 5 — THE WORLD BEFORE FLOWERS
300 MILLION YEARS EARLIER
BEFORE THE FIRST FLOWER
Earth's first flowering plant didn't exist yet. Giant ferns covered the swamps. Conifers towered in forests. Cycads spread across deserts. For 300 million years, these plants ruled without competition.
⚡ DID YOU KNOW?
Conifers like pine and spruce are "naked seed" plants. Their seeds sit exposed on cone scales — rain can wash them away!
NO FLOWERS!
DIVERSE PLANTS
🌿 Pteridophytes ruled Earth's wetlands
🌲 Conifers dominated high & dry lands
🌲 Conifers dominated high & dry lands
SLOW REPRODUCTION
💨 Spores spread by wind only
❌ No animals helped reproduction — or did they?
❌ No animals helped reproduction — or did they?