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SUMMARY:Floras Before Forests: fossil insights into plant origins - Dr Pau
 l Kenrich (Natural History Museum\, London)
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20251023T190000
DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20251023T200000
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DESCRIPTION:Dr Paul Kenrick is principal researcher in paleobotany at the 
 Natural History Museum.\n\nThe story of plants on land stretches back over
  half a billion years\, with the fossil record offering a window into this
  deep past. This lecture traces that history in reverse—beginning today 
 and travelling more than 380 million years back to the world’s first for
 ests\, a milestone that reshaped Earth. Fossils across the UK reveal earli
 er\, simpler plants\, many lacking leaves or roots\, offering clues to how
  such structures first evolved. The Rhynie Chert in Scotland preserves ext
 raordinary detail\, from the rise of vascular tissues to the earliest plan
 t–fungus partnerships. These discoveries illuminate the origins of our g
 reen world\, yet key questions remain—most notably\, what was the last c
 ommon ancestor of all land plants?\nSpeakers:\nDr Paul Kenrich (Natural Hi
 story Museum\, London)
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URL:https://talks.ox.ac.uk/talks/id/364dcc00-b492-4b50-bab1-a1b5c6cd203d/
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DESCRIPTION:Talk:Floras Before Forests: fossil insights into plant origins
  - Dr Paul Kenrich (Natural History Museum\, London)
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