MrDarwin

Since botanical topics usually get short shrift:

<a href="http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2002/05/020503075336.htm" target="_blank">Ancient Flower Fossil Points To Underwater Origins</a>

I'll come back and comment when I have more time.

Edited to add a link to another article, this one with a reconstruction of the plant:

<a href="http://www.cnn.com/2002/TECH/science/05/03/first.flower.ap" target="_blank">Fossilized plant may have been first flower</a>

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