Does this article answer questions on Insect Pollination

[Canuckster1127]

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/20 ... 222521.htm

I briefly scanned this article and it struck me that it might in part answer the question as to how why insect were created after plants, in terms of pollination.

Obviously, in an OEC perspective or evolution, insect pollination was a later development.

Thoughts?

Bart

[sandy_mcd]

I briefly scanned this article and it struck me that it might in part answer the question as to how why insect were created after plants, in terms of pollination.
Obviously, in an OEC perspective or evolution, insect pollination was a later development.

Timeline from http://www.lpi.usra.edu/education/timeline/activity/

First Land Plants 430 Million Years Ago
There MAY be fossil spores from plants as early as ~500 million years ago. Think of “mosses” when you think of the first land plants — these early conquerors were low to the ground and needed access to water to reproduce. Only bacteria, slime, etc., were on land before this!

First Insects 430 Million Years Ago
Not far behind the plants! Some fossil evidence for insects includes "bite" marks in plant fossils.

First Angiosperms (Flowering Plants) ~100 MillionYears Ago
Lots of debate on the timing of this event! Gymnosperms are commonly pollinated by wind; angiosperms have flowers that attract insects and birds, increasing the opportunities for pollination. Pollinated seeds are encased in nutrients — giving us the fruit we enjoy!