Oak Leaf Fossil is a photograph by Gilles Mermet which was uploaded on June 29th, 2016.
Oak Leaf Fossil
Oak leaf fossil. Rock with a fossilised specimen of a leaf from the oak species Quercus hispanica. This leaf is 9 centimetres long. Part of the flora... more
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Oak Leaf Fossil
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Gilles Mermet
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Oak leaf fossil. Rock with a fossilised specimen of a leaf from the oak species Quercus hispanica. This leaf is 9 centimetres long. Part of the flora found near Andance in the Rhone Valley in southern France, it dates from around 5 million years ago during the Pliocene when the climate was warmer. This specimen is part of the Brice collection of the Science Faculty at Lille Catholic University, Lille, France.
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June 29th, 2016
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