This mysterious plant fossil belongs to a family that no longer exists – Research News https://www.floridamuseum.ufl.edu/science/this-mysterious-plant-fossil-belongs-to-a-family-that-no-longer-exists/
In 1969, fossilized leaves of the species Othniophyton elongatum — which translates to “alien plant” — were identified in eastern Utah. Initially, scientists theorized the extinct species may have belonged to the ginseng family (Araliaceae). However, a case once closed is now being revisited. New fo
curator of paleobotany at the Florida Museum of Natural History, has studied 47-million-year-old