1. 2/14/20161 The Greening of the Land Day Three And God said, Let the earth bring forth grass, the herb yielding seed, and the fruit tree yielding fruit after his kind, whose seed is in itself, upon the earth: and it was so. Genesis 1:11

2. The Rhynie Chert 2/14/20162 The first land "forest" (410 Ma) Spore sac discharging spores Rhynie Chert (410 Ma) University of Münster above and left

3. Trilete Spores 2/14/20163  Sexual Reproduction: Trilete Spores from Libya (Early Ordovician) Spore Tetrads from the Rhynie Chert (Early Devonian, 400 Ma) Showing how Trilete spores form (Indicators of Sexual Reproduction) Fertilized Ovum divides twice into four cells

4. 2/14/20164 The Greening of the Land And God said, Let the earth bring forth grass, the herb yielding seed, and the fruit tree yielding fruit after his kind, whose seed is in itself, upon the earth: and it was so. Genesis 1:11 "Let the earth green greens (and) greens seeding seeds, fruit trees making…"

5. After Its Kind What does "After its kind" mean? … is it a celebration of reproduction or … Is it a limitation of possibility? 2/14/20165