To: freebilly
And wouldn't that have killed every land plant?
7 posted on
07/08/2004 12:42:18 AM PDT by
swilhelm73
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To: swilhelm73
You'd think so, but not necessarily.
To: swilhelm73
Perhaps deep roots survived, and I'm sure seeds did. And, other animals were carrying around seeds. Those would produce new, adapted plants and underground plant matter and insects would provide food and water.
To: swilhelm73
And wouldn't that have killed every land plant? Probably, but not all their seeds.
I'd also think that creatures and plants nearer the poles would have had an advantage.
If I recall correctly, species that were exclusively shallow-water-dwelling had a hard time pulling through as well.
14 posted on
07/08/2004 12:55:43 AM PDT by
Ichneumon
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To: swilhelm73
And wouldn't that have killed every land plant?
Ever see how quickly they springs back after a forest fire?
41 posted on
07/08/2004 2:56:41 AM PDT by
R. Scott
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To: swilhelm73
And wouldn't that have killed every land plant?Possible, but if you enter a burned over area a few weeks after a forest fire, you'll see stuff sprouting everywhere; some from buried seed, some from remaining root systems.
143 posted on
07/09/2004 4:11:37 PM PDT by
JimRed
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