New Species of Grapes are the Oldest in the Western Hemisphere
July 06, 2024
July 06, 2024
PANAMA CITY, Panama, July 6 (TNSres) -- The Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute issued the following news on July 5, 2024:
Ancient, fossilized grape seeds from Panama, Colombia and Peru, provide perspective on the evolution of plants after the extinction of the dinosaurs.
Grape seeds are much harder than the seeds of many other fruits, and therefore are more likely to be preserved as fossils. But only recently did a group of paleontologists find fossilized grape see . . .
Ancient, fossilized grape seeds from Panama, Colombia and Peru, provide perspective on the evolution of plants after the extinction of the dinosaurs.
Grape seeds are much harder than the seeds of many other fruits, and therefore are more likely to be preserved as fossils. But only recently did a group of paleontologists find fossilized grape see . . .