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The Devonian

Artist's conception of a Carboniferous forest. Carboniferous was the period following the Devonian.

The second episode of plant evolution is mainly characterized by the diversification of vascular plants during the Devonian period, about 400 million years ago. These early vascular plants lacked seeds, a feature still found in modern ferns.

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