Fossilized Populus latior leaf (11 cms wide). Populus latior, now extinct, was a large flowering tree. This specimen, which measures 11 centimetres wi

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Fossilized Populus latior leaf (11 cms wide). Populus latior, now extinct, was a large flowering tree. This specimen, which measures 11 centimetres wide, was discovered in Oeningen, near Baden, Germany. It dates back to the Miocene (23 to million years ago).

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Size: 2577px × 3391px
Photo credit: © NATURAL HISTORY MUSEUM, LONDON/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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Keywords: baden, botanical, botany, extinct, flora, fossil, fossilised, fossilized, germany, latior, leaf, miocene, nature, oeningen, palaeobotany, plant, populus, prehistoric, prehistory, preserved, shrub, specimen, tree