Provide evidence that supports the hypothesis that liverworts were the first land plants

What will be an ideal response?


ANSWER: Both molecular and fossil evidence support the hypothesis that liverworts were the first
land plants. Mitochondrial gene sequence data show that liverworts lack several introns
that are present in all other bryophytes and in vascular plants. A recent fossil discovery in
Argentina, five morphologically distinct types of liverwort spores in rocks dated to 472
mya, suggests that even then, liverworts had been diversifying for millions of years.
lar and fossil evidence support the hypothesis

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