<i>Coccolithus pelagicus</i> (IMAGE)

University of Southampton

<i>Coccolithus pelagicus</i>

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The attached image shows a scanning electron micrograph of fossil coccolithophore species <i>Coccolithus pelagicus</i>. The fossil is from New Jersey and is around 56 million years old.

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Paul Bown at UCL

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