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today we have a fascinating story that
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connects the dots between the extinction
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of dinosaurs and the thriving of grapes
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Yes you heard that right let's dive into
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how these two seemingly unrelated events
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linked a team of researchers has
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uncovered fossilized grape seeds dating
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back 60 to 19 million years in Colombia
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Panama and Peru this groundbreaking find
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includes the oldest known examples of
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grape plants in the Western Hemisphere
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shedding light on The evolutionary
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journey of grapes for the first
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time after the KD mass extinction which
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wiped out the dinosaurs and 95% of
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Earth's species the planet's forests
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underwent a significant reset with no
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dinosaurs to knock down trees and keep
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forests open tropical forests especially
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in South America became denser and more
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layered this created the perfect
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environment for plants like grapes to
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thrive as forests grew denser plants
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that used Vines to climb trees like
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grapes began to appear more frequently
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in the fossil record birds and mammals
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which Diversified in the post- dinosaur
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era played a crucial role in spreading
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grape seeds further aiding their
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proliferation in 2022 while conducting
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fieldwork in the Colombia Andes
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researchers discovered a 60 milliony old
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grape seed marking the first South
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American grape fossil ever found and one
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of the oldest in the world this tiny
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fossil named Letha sasi provided
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significant insights into the South
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American origin of the grape
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family the story of grapes is a
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testament to the intricate Connections
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in nature the extinction of dinosaurs
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set the stage for grapes to flourish
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leading to the Delicious Fruit we enjoy
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today it's incredible to think how
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events millions of years ago still
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impact our world stay tuned for more
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