An “alien plant” fossil discovered 55 years ago just outside of an abandoned town in Utah has no relation to any currently existing or extinct species, scientists revealed in a study last month.

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Scientists have discovered a unique fossil that does not match any known species of flowering plants, an advance that sheds more light on the planet’s ancient diversity. Researchers first spotted the ...

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