Mallory Misiewicz's Plant Evolution Timeline

By mallory.misiewicz
  • 9999 BCE

    Algae

    Algae
    Algae was one of the first signs of plant life to exist on earth. It came around over 1 billion years ago. It also allowed many other species to further develop underneath it.
  • 888 BCE

    Moss

    Moss
    Moss evolved from Algae and became the kind of land from of it. It took a while to evolve but it eventually got there, and once land cam along it started to grow there.
  • 848 BCE

    Lycophtes

    Lycophtes
    This plant came after moss almost 80 million years later. They were one of the first vascular plants that came along on earth. This opened up the amount of plants that could evolve from this species.
  • 804 BCE

    Ferns

    Ferns
    Ferns were easily able to evolve from Lycophytes and many species were able to grow and evolve. It was a short evolution from Lycophytes to ferns.
  • 750 BCE

    Gymnosperms

    Gymnosperms
    This was one of the first seed plants. It opened the doors for many other plants to evolve from. They were vascular and could seed. Many plants were able to branch off and continue the evolution.
  • 550 BCE

    Dicots

    Dicots
    These evolved from gymnosperms and became flowering plants that allowed different evolution to occur. For this species, they were able to become one of the first flowering plants.
  • 550 BCE

    Monocots

    Monocots
    This species is similar to the Dicots but are not quite the same. They have different characteristics and looks even though they evolved from similar species. They are both flowering plants however and share something in that sense.