Vascular plants first appeared during the _______ period.

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Vascular plants, which have specialized tissues for transporting water and nutrients, first appeared during the Silurian period, around 430 million years ago. The Cambrian and Ordovician periods were too early for the evolution of vascular plants, while the Carboniferous and Permian periods were later, and saw the rise of seed plants and the dominance of gymnosperms and later, angiosperms.

Vascular Plants First Appeared During the _______ Period