Fossilised giant horsetail (Calamites sp.) trunk. The horsetails are a prehistoric family of vascular plants that reproduce by spores rather than seed

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Fossilised giant horsetail (Calamites sp.) trunk. The horsetails are a prehistoric family of vascular plants that reproduce by spores rather than seeds. This specimen is from the Late Carboniferous period (320-290 million years ago) and was found in the UK.

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Size: 4698px × 3720px
Photo credit: © NATURAL HISTORY MUSEUM, LONDON/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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