From delicate dandelions to mighty oak trees, millions of plants use seeds to reproduce. But where did the first seeds come ...

Illustrative figures and textual notes are incorporated throughout. This book will be of value to anyone with an interest in the Devonian period, botany and the history of science.

The earliest-known plant seeds date back to the Late Devonian epoch. “This period marks a significant evolutionary milestone in plant history, as they transitioned from spore-based reproduction ...

Geological evidence reveals that corals already existed in the Devonian period, over 385 million years ago, for example in the Eifel and Sauerland regions in Germany. Fossilized corals of the extinct ...

As the Devonian gave way into the Carboniferous, plants we might vaguely recognize as conifers, cycads, and Ginkgo emerged ...