The sole surviving species of the family Ginkgoaceae, the ginkgo tree can be traced back more than 200 million years to the fossils of the Permian period and for this reason is often referred to as the &quot;living fossil.
(the ginkgo tree; can be traced; to the fossils of the Permian period and for this reason)
the ginkgo tree
can be traced
to the fossils of the Permian period and for this reason