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Why Are There Flowers?

DinDin for Dinos

In early dinosaur times, around 200 million years ago, Earth was green, green, and green. There were plenty of plants, but not a single flower.

Plant-eating dinosaurs munched their way through forests of ferns and trees similar to pines. There was no grass or fruit—just tough branches, leaves, and pine cones.

Dinosaurs munched and crunched on their chewy green world for millions of years. Plant-eaters had big teeth to shred the greenery and swallow it whole. The tough

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