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Early Cretaceous scene, illustration
Illustration of some of the plants that grew during the Cretaceous. In the background are Sequoias and other gymnosperms (pine trees). In the left foreground are two species of seed plant, from the order Bennettitales. These plants were cycad-like, but some grew as shrubs. They had flowers and there is evidence that insects such as Kalligrammatid lacewings fertilised the plants. One is shown about to visit a flower. A Mantellisaurus dinosaur is about to drink water from a pond. At lower right is Wielandiella angustifolia, a Cycadeoidea. This was cycad-like, but had a swollen trunk. its new fronds have been eaten by a passing dinosaur, whose footprints can be seen., by RICHARD BIZLEY/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY
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