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Scientists Stunned By Plant Fossil That Has No Place in Earth
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Scientists Stunned By Plant Fossil That Has No Place in Earth
A fossilized plant discovered in Utah’s Green River Formation has just shaken up botanical science. Published in the journal Annals of Botany, the species — known as Othniophyton elongatum, meaning “elongated alien plant” — is estimated to be 47 million years old and, according to scientists, doesn’t belong to any known living or extinct plant family. A Fossil Misclassified For Over 50 Years Back in 1969, fossilized leaves were found in eastern …
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