Dinosaurs Spread Seeds of Early Flowering Plants 100 Million Years Ago

Fossils preserved in volcanic ash reveal that early flowering plants, known as angiosperms, produced relatively large, blueberry-sized fruits millions of years earlier than previously believed. Scientists now think dinosaurs consumed these fruits and dispersed the seeds, playing a key role in the spread of flowering plants across the ancient Earth. The findings push back the timeline of fruit evolution significantly.

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