| ▲ | TacticalMalice 6 hours ago | |||||||
The earliest angiosperms appeared in the Cretaceous. This is after the appearance of Hymenoptera (Jurassic) and Diptera (Triassic). While a nice story, this needs additional substantiation. An alternative explanation is likelier imo. | ||||||||
| ▲ | adrian_b 4 hours ago | parent [-] | |||||||
The early Hymenoptera were predatory, like wasps still are. Bees, which feed on pollen and nectar from plant flowers, instead of catching other insects, have evolved much later from wasp-like Hymenoptera, after angiosperms were already widespread. So the timeline fits into the story. | ||||||||
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