Legume-like flower (Protomimosoidea buchananensis) from the Eocene Epoch (Paleogene Period). Early flower that existed about 52 million years ago. Displayed at Smithsonian National Museum on Natural History in 2010.
Wednesday, July 20, 2011
Protomimosoidea buchananensis Flower Fossil
Legume-like flower (Protomimosoidea buchananensis) from the Eocene Epoch (Paleogene Period). Early flower that existed about 52 million years ago. Displayed at Smithsonian National Museum on Natural History in 2010.