Plant Fossils Shed Light on Mass Extinction Event (2 of 3) (IMAGE)

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Plant Fossils Shed Light on Mass Extinction Event (2 of 3)

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This photo is of a 200 million-year-old cycad and conifers from East Greenland. This image relates to an article that appeared in the June 19, 2009, issue of Science, published by AAAS. The study, by Dr. Jennifer McElwain of University College Dublin and National University of Ireland and colleagues was titled, "Fossil Plant Relative Abundances Indicate Sudden Loss of Late Triassic Biodiversity in East Greenland."

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[Image courtesy of Jennifer McElwain]

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