Early Flowering Plants May Have Relied on Dinosaurs to Eat Their Fleshy Fruits and Spread Their Seeds

New findings from fossils suggest that early flowering plants, or angiosperms, developed large, berry-like fruits millions of years earlier than previously believed, likely to attract dinosaurs for seed dispersal. This discovery sheds light on the ancient relationship between flora and fauna, highlighting how dinosaurs may have played a crucial role in the evolution of these plants. Understanding this interaction helps us piece together the complex web of ecosystems that existed long before humans. The implications extend to how we perceive plant evolution and the impact of large prehistoric animals on it.