Reconstruction of a 75-million-year-old forest floor (IMAGE)

University of California - Berkeley

Reconstruction of a 75-million-year-old forest floor

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Reconstruction of the forest floor of the 74.6 million-year-old Dori’s Tuff flora, featuring hypothetical angiosperm–disperser interactions. The plants depicted, including the foliage, fruits, seeds and flowers, were illustrated in life position based on the fossil plants found at the site and their inferred growth habits. The mammalian and dinosaur seed dispersers depicted were based on the known fauna from the broader region during the late Campanian.

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Illustration by Brian Engh

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