Fern plants. Like all other vascular plants, the diploid sporophyte is the dominant phase or generation in the life cycle. The gametophytes of ferns, however, are very different from those of seed plants. They are free-living and resemble liverworts, whereas those of seed plants develop within the spore wall and are dependent on the parent sporophyte for their nutrition. A fern gametophyte typically consists of: Ferns first appear in the fossil record in the early Carboniferous period. By the Triassic, the first evidence of ferns related to several modern families appeared. The great fern radiation occurred in the late Cretaceous, when
Curran Singh Ferns contract with Sukhothai FC to represent the club for the 2019 season . Felda United FC Ferns is a naturalised Malaysia citizen. His mother was born in Johor Bahru and grew up in Penang. His father was born in Australia and grew up in Liverpool, UK. He is also the grand-nephew of the late Malaysian lawyer and politician Karpal Singh. Ferns has publicly expressed his desire to represent the "Harimau Malaya". Curran Singh Ferns Curran Lawrance Singh Ferns (born 6 July 1993 in Darwin) is a Malaysian–Australian mixed-heritage footballer who currently plays for Sukhothai FC in the Thai League 1