When plants first ventured onto the land, evolving from freshwater-dwelling algae, more than 500 million years ago, they transformed the planet. By drawing carbon dioxide from the air, they cooled Earth, and by eroding rock surfaces they helped bui
Get latest articles and stories on World at LatestLY. When plants first ventured onto the land, evolving from freshwater-dwelling algae, more than 500 million years ago, they transformed the planet. By drawing carbon dioxide from the air, they cooled Earth, and by eroding rock surfaces they helped build the soil that now covers so much land. World News | 480 Million-year-old Fossil Spores from Western Australia Record How Ancient Plants Spread to Land.
Land plants make up around 80 of Earths biomass.The pioneering plants were small and moss-like, and they had to overcome two big challenges to survive on land avoiding drying out, and surviving the Suns harsh ultraviolet light.In rock samples from Canning Basin in the north of Western Australia, we have discovered 480 million-year-old fossilised spores from early land plants alongside spores from ancestral water-dwelling algae.
480 million-year-old fossil spores from Western Australia record how ancient plants spread to land theconversation.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from theconversation.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Meryllion Resources Corporation: Meryllion Resources Corp Options Western Australian Base and Battery Metal Exploration Property finanznachrichten.de - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from finanznachrichten.de Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.