Fossil maidenhair tree (Ginkgo adeantoides) leaf. This specimen dates to the Eocene (56 to 34 million years ago) and was found in Ardtun Head, Isle of

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Fossil maidenhair tree (Ginkgo adeantoides) leaf. This specimen dates to the Eocene (56 to 34 million years ago) and was found in Ardtun Head, Isle of Mull, UK. Specimen held at the Natural History Museum, London, UK.

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