The fossil plant was found in northeast China from bedrock of ash, called Archaefructaceae.This fossil plant had leaves and produced seeds together with a fruit, but without any petals! This fruit is an important finding because past fossils of early anthophytes showed evidence of only pollen, leaves, and woodlike tissue. This is the first fossil that clearly exhibits seeds enclosed within a fruit. When scientists examined the fossil they actually found fruits with seeds still in one piece. It is believed th
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