Gadgets: Fossil Evidence Shows Plants Survived the End-Permian Mass Extinction in China

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Fossil Evidence Shows Plants Survived the End-Permian Mass Extinction in China

Fossils discovered in China indicate that the End-Permian mass extinction, which wiped out 80% of life on Earth, may not have been as devastating for plants as previously thought. Researchers found evidence of gymnosperm forests and ferns in rock layers from this period, suggesting that some ecosystems remained intact. This discovery challenges assumptions that land e...

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