fossil leaf of a Kapur Paya tree (IMAGE)

Penn State

fossil leaf of a Kapur Paya tree

Caption

This fossil leaf of a Kapur Paya tree (Dryobalanops rappa) from Brunei is the first fossil record of an endangered tropical tree species. 

Credit

Wang/Wilf/Penn State

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