Bennettitales
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Bennettitales is an extinct order of seed plants that first appeared in the Permian period and became extinct in most areas toward the end of the Cretaceous. Bennettitales were amongst the most common
Bennettitales foliage assigned to the genus Pterophyllum
Fossil of Ohaniella, a williamsoniaceous bennettitalean known from a whole plant, showing Ptilophyllum-type leaves attached to a stem
Fossils and schematic drawing of Pterophyllum bavieri from the Triassic of Iran
Entomophily
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Entomophily or insect pollination is a form of pollination whereby pollen of plants, especially but not only of flowering plants, is distributed by insects. Flowers pollinated by insects typically adv
Bee pollinating a flower
Soldier beetle covered with pollen
Cyperus esculentus
The bee orchid mimics bees in appearance and scent, implying close coevolution of a species of flower and a species of insect.