Dinosaur extinction paved way for spread of grapes, study finds
by Vishwam Sankaran
Jul 02, 2024
2 minutes
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The oldest grape fossil uncovered by scientists in a new study reveals how the extinction of dinosaurs paved the way for the spread of the fruit and its related species across the globe.
The research, published in the journal , found fossilised ranging from 60 to 19 million years old in Colombia, Panama, and Peru.
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