Pollen Clues Show First Flowers Arrived in Australia 126 Million Years Ago (IMAGE)

University of Melbourne

Pollen Clues Show First Flowers Arrived in Australia 126 Million Years Ago

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Rocks containing microscopic fossil pollen were collected to determine the age of fossil leaves from Castle Cove, Otway Ranges, Victoria.

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Vera Korasidis

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