Male Conifer Cone Fossil #1 is a photograph by Gilles Mermet which was uploaded on July 25th, 2016.
Male Conifer Cone Fossil #1
Male conifer cone fossil. Sandstone block split open to show a fossilised specimen and imprint of a male cone from a conifer tree. The cone is 3.5... more
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Male Conifer Cone Fossil #1
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Gilles Mermet
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Photograph
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Male conifer cone fossil. Sandstone block split open to show a fossilised specimen and imprint of a male cone from a conifer tree. The cone is 3.5 centimetres long and its outer shell and internal male reproductive structures are visible. This specimen dates from around 240 million years ago, during the Triassic. It was found in the Voltzia sandstone quarries of the Vosges mountain range in northern France, and is part of the Grauvogel-Gall collection, held in Strasbourg, France.
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July 25th, 2016
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