Flowers originated 50 million years earlier than thought: Study

<span style="color: #222222;">Scientists have identified a fossil plant species that suggests flowers bloomed in the Early Jurassic, more than 174 million years ago. Till now, angiosperms (flowering plants) were thought to have a history of no more than 130 million years.</span><br />'' <br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">The discovery of the novel flower species, which the researchers named Nanjinganthus dendrostyla, throws widely accepted th...