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Conrad Labandiera, Smithsonian palentologist, studies fossils to learn how insects got along before flowering plants arrived

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Caption: Fossil evidence indicates that vein density increased in the leaves of flowering plants. Scientists suggest that this permitted the plants to transport more water and conduct more photosynthesis, leading to the evolution of giant, rainforest trees and productive, biodiverse forests. Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute.First rainforests arose when plants solved their plumbing problem 3DBeetle and pollen trapped in 105 million-year-old amber reveal fourth major pollination mode in mid-Mesozoic New South Pacific cliff flower is critically endangered Meet Smithsonian archaeologist Stephen Loring and learn how he came work at the Smithsonian’s Arctic Studies Center
 

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