Middle Jurassic
Age of conifer domination; origin of angiosperms?
Age of conifer domination; origin of angiosperms?
The Middle Jurassic (174–163.5 Ma) occurs after the Toracian (Early Jurassic), and before the Oxfordian Age (Late Jurassic) of the Mesozoic Era
What happened during this time?
What happened during this time?
Some controversial fossils indicate a Middle Jurassic origin of angiosperms, including Euanthus, Nanjinganthus, Schmeissneria, and Yuhania (Wang et al. 2007, Wang 2010, Zheng & Wang 2010, Liu & Wang 2016, Liu & Wang 2017, Fu et al. 2018)
Conifers dominate along with other extinct gymnosperms
The earliest evidence for the genus Ginkgo (170 Ma), although Ginkgophytes appear in the Permian
Earliest fossil fleas were found around 165 Ma
