The earliest plants

generally accepted to be angiospermous are known from the Early Cretaceous Epoch (about 145 million to 100.5 million years ago), though angiosperm-like pollen discovered in 2013 in Switzerland dates to the Anisian Age of the Middle Triassic (about 247.2 million to 242 million years ago), suggesting ...

Did angiosperms come first?

Evolution of Angiosperms

Fossil evidence indicates that flowering plants first appeared in the Lower Cretaceous, about 125 million years ago, and were rapidly diversifying by the Middle Cretaceous, about 100 million years ago. Earlier traces of angiosperms are scarce.

How old is the angiosperm?

Today, flowering plants – known as angiosperms – are the most diverse group of land plants. The oldest angiosperm fossils so far found are 135 million years old, and many researchers believe this is when the group originated. The fossil record suggests the group then became diverse by 130 million years ago.