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Dinoflagellate fossils

Micrograph images of Two fossil dinoflagellates in a rock

The presence of these two fossil dinoflagellates in a rock can help date it to the late Cretaceous. The fossils are only about 200µm long.

Micrograph by Poul Schioler.

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Published: 11 May 2011Size: 106.1 KB
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