What plants was thriving in the prehistoric forests?

Question

In the prehistoric times of the dinosaurs--what plants was thriving in the lush forests?

Answer 1

Well not just ferns, there were lots of primative plant life around such as:

Firs: Firs have been around since the ice age so you can say that they have been around since the dinosaur age. They problably even had more primative forms! Fossilized cones and sometimes seeds have been found from Firs!

Ginkgos: One of the most primative and prehistoric trees alive to this day! 200 million years back they existed problaby in the forests and had problaby more species that were related to each other! They are considered to be conifers but of a more primative genus. Only 1 exists today as well as a few cultivars.

Redwoods: Another specie of tree that has survived time. Redwoods have problaby been around since the ice age and dinosaur age. Redwoods are giant cedars to me. They have fossil records galore dating all the way back to the Jurassic! They also could be the remains of the forests that are now just petrified wood that the astroid caused when crashing at such a tremdous force! The Redwoods have also another very primative relative called the Dawn Redwood. Its foilage grows in texture like that of the Ginkgo but in a fern like fashion.

Cypress: Cypress problaby were more common back then when water was everywhere. The Bald Cypress and the Pond Cypress are 2 perfect examples! They are decidous cypress trees and they are another primative specie. There could have been more of these back then when weather was alot more muggy and humid but now very few of these bizzare cypress exist.

Cycads & Monocots: Both are living fossils. Though we use them in landscaping they have been around problaby longer than us. There foilage resembles ferns and some I bet used to use spores to reproduce! They are found in jungles so that again reminds us how things used to be. Some very primative species of them still live today! They are the hardyest species of living fossil alive!

Moss: Moss is the worlds oldest plant! It is said that moss could have resulted in the creation of evergreens as well as ferns but we just may never know. Moss only grows when humidity is just right on the ground. Could moss be the god of evergreens? Who knows? And it will remain a mystery.

Many more plants and trees that I have not listed problaby existed back 200 million years ago. New fossils of plants are still being found. Though some species are now long gone we know that back then they were much different. Some living fossils still exist and they will remind us how things were back then. I believe there are still some that have yet to be found!

Answer 2

Ferns