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Ancient Warming Event Reveals Pollination Evolution Insights
8/30/2025
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- A study in *Paleobiology* analyzes a warming event from 56 million years ago and its effects on pollination.
- Fossil pollen from Wyoming's Bighorn Basin indicates a rise in animal pollination and a decline in wind pollination.
- Most species survived the climate changes, implying ecosystems can recover from gradual environmental shifts.
