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News Release 05-195

From Mississippi to Wyoming, Plants Once Danced to Fast-Changing Climate Tune

First fossil leaves from 55 million years ago show evidence of rapid plant migrations

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Fossil leaf from the Bighorn Basin, Wyo.

Fossil leaf from the Bighorn Basin, Wyo.

Credit: Scott Wing, Smithsonian Institution


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