The First Flowers

Patreon: http://bit.ly/bbpatreon | Merch: http://bit.ly/brillbotshop Claire covers the basics of angiosperm evolution, aka the first flowers. Sources: http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1196/annals.1438.005/abstract;jsessionid=4A3B77BEB4D259C6A33767CB4D9312FC.f02t04 http://tolweb.org/Angiosperms/20646 https://online.science.psu.edu/biol011_sandbox_7239/node/7340 http://www.bbc.com/earth/story/20141017-how-flowers-conquered-the-world Images: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Kew_Gardens_-_London_-_September_2008_(2953576289).jpg https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Amborella_trichopoda_(3173820625)-2.jpg https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Archaefructus.jpg https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Pinus_echinata_conelet_and_leaves.jpg https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Sequoia_sempervirens_foliage_cones_Mount_Tamalpais_1.jpg https://pixabay.com/en/water-lily-flower-flowers-pond-1857350/ https://pixabay.com/en/plant-bromeliad-nature-tropics-335739/ https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Archaefructus_liaoningensis.jpg A HUGE thank you to my stellar Patreon supporters, including those at the Sapling, Blossom and Redwood Levels: Jake Withee, Jason