The discovery was made in a lycopsid fossil collected from the Paraná Basin, part of what was once the supercontinent Gondwana. After a detailed reanalysis using advanced imaging techniques, the researchers identified trilete spores embedded within the plant’s original reproductive tissues—an extremely rare state of preservation in rocks from the Permian period. As reported by University of Vale do Taquari …
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