Detail View: Image Archives: Fossil flower, PC088
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File Name:
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IV.CI-EPI.23389A.jpg
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catalog number:
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IV.CI-EPI.23389A
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collection:
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Paleobotany
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title:
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Fossil flower, PC088
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creator:
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Richard M. Wicker
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creator type:
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photographer
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creator:
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Dr. Kirk R. Johnson
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creator type:
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Identifier
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creator:
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William D. Bateman; Michael L. Graham
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creator type:
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Collector
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description:
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Fossil flower found in Garfield County, Colorado. According to curator Ian Miller : The fossil flower is from the Green River Formation and it’s about 50 million years old and the species is new to science. Additionally, I can say the climate when this flower was growing in CO was nearly tropical!
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date:
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2009
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date type:
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date of photograph
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date:
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3/8/2011
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date type:
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LUNA ingest
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location:
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USA, Colorado, Denver Museum of Nature and Science
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modified:
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No
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format:
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image/jpg
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file size:
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2.05 MB
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source:
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born digital, Nikon D300
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rights:
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use with permission of the Denver Museum of Nature & Science
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