The History of Land Plants

Fossil and Natural Specimens from Display Case 1:

How long have green plants  been around?

Invasion of Land: Leading the way for animals

                     Archeopteris halliana                                  Ricciocarpus natans - Floating Liverwort

         Upper Devonian, Youngstown, New York                     IUS Department of Biology Collection

             From private collection (scale 2 cm)

                 Lycopodium digitatum                                                     Moss Mat

        IUS Department of Biology Collection

            Pinus virginiata - Virginia Pine                                Rosea rugosa - Wild Rose

                                             IUS Department of Biology Collection

         Adiantum pedatum - Maidenhair Fern

         IUS Department of Biology Collection

                                             Early Spores (SEM images)

Other Parts of the Exhibit

The First Trees 

Seed Plant: Boldly Growing Where No Plant Has Grown Before 

Monster Plants That Created Coal  

Plants The Dinosaurs Ate 

Flowering Plants: The New Revolution