Prehistoric tree fern fossil. Fossilised fronds of an Alsophila (Cyathea sp.) tree fern, found in France. This species of early plant lived around 58

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Prehistoric tree fern fossil. Fossilised fronds of an Alsophila (Cyathea sp.) tree fern, found in France. This species of early plant lived around 58 million years ago during the Palaeogene (Lower Tertiary) period. Photographed at the In the Shadow of the Dinosaurs exhibition at the National Museum of Natural History, Paris, France, in 2011.

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