Oregon State: New Flower From 100 Million Years Ago Brings Fresh Holiday Beauty to 2020
December 22, 2020
December 22, 2020
CORVALLIS, Oregon, Dec. 22 (TNSRes) -- Oregon State University issued the following news:
Oregon State University researchers have identified a spectacular new genus and species of flower from the mid-Cretaceous period, a male specimen whose sunburst-like reach for the heavens was frozen in time by Burmese amber.
"This isn't quite a Christmas flower but it is a beauty, especially considering it was part of a forest that existed 100 million years ago," said Geo . . .
Oregon State University researchers have identified a spectacular new genus and species of flower from the mid-Cretaceous period, a male specimen whose sunburst-like reach for the heavens was frozen in time by Burmese amber.
"This isn't quite a Christmas flower but it is a beauty, especially considering it was part of a forest that existed 100 million years ago," said Geo . . .