第一朵花

Although flowers have long been at the center of human life, the question of how flowers evolved has long baffled scientists. But now a tantalizing fossil that bloomed during the reign of the dinosaurs has surfaced in China. In First Flower, NOVA probes the controversy ignited by this unique fossil, and pursues the trail through the stunning lost world of China's remote Hengduan Mountains.

被子植物的出现，是植物学的谜题。有了被子植物才有了粮食和后来的人类。达尔文称之为“讨厌之谜” Nova这集拍的是挺好的，揭示了4种古植物学探寻“最早的花”的方式。 化石、筛选古代沉积物、叶片花粉观测、DNA。 所做的这一切都为更好的揭示与人类冥冥之中相关的“进化树”之迷。

化石证据上最初的花（古果）雄蕊和雌蕊都长在茎上啊 分子证据上最古老的被子植物是无油樟