Fossils Reveal Ancient Carbon Dioxide (IMAGE)

Southern Methodist University

Fossils Reveal Ancient Carbon Dioxide

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Variations in the concentration of atmospheric carbon dioxide affect carbon fixation during photosynthesis and can be measured on a preserved fossil leaf like this one from Ethiopia. (Credit SMU)

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