Know your roots: A timeline of plant life in India - Hindustan Times

Fossils of the world’s first plant form, a microscopic algae, have been found in Madhya Pradesh. There are still-surviving plant groups that trace their roots back to when India was still part of Gondwanaland. See how plant life has evolved in India over more…

4.6 billion years Before Present: The earth is a mixture of dust and gas. It will be a billion years before the first life forms evolve, and a couple billion more before the first plants. . 1.6 bil… [+4937 chars]

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