Pollen grains from Tenaghi Philippon (IMAGE)

Heidelberg University

Pollen grains from Tenaghi Philippon

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Pollen grains from Tenaghi Philippon under the microscope. Due to their good preservability, they also remain intact in drill cores, making it possible to reconstruct vegetation and climate changes in the geological past. The pollen grains in this picture are approx. 400,000 years old.

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Ulrich Kotthoff

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