Integrating Geomorphological and Paleoecological Studies to Reconstruct Neogene Environments of the Transantarctic Mountains / Slide22_Moss microscope 1

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Slide22_Moss microscope 1

A perfectly preserved fossil moss stem in which cellular detail is still preserved in the leaves (the field of view under the microscope is about 10 mm). The 14 million year old specimen is similar to the living semi-aquatic species  Drepanocladus longifolius which today lives in warmer bog and lake habitats of the subantarctic islands at least 2000 km (1250 miles) north of the fossil site.