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To: ari-freedom; All

Picture of one of the fossils:

"Detail of a pteridosperm, an extinct seed-producing fern-like plant. Width across image about six centimeters. (Credit: Dr. Howard Falcon-Lang)"

11 posted on 07/30/2007 2:09:23 PM PDT by GodGunsGuts

To: GodGunsGuts

It is an attractive leaf...

110 posted on 07/30/2007 3:59:57 PM PDT by TASMANIANRED (Taz Struck By Lightning Faces Battery Charge)

To: GodGunsGuts; Coyoteman

Detail of a pteridosperm, an extinct seed-producing fern-like plant

Sorry, Coyote, but that name cracks me up so much that I can't think straight. All I can picture is a pteranodon crossed with a giant sperm...

Which then reminds me of Larry Niven's famous essay on Superman's sex life...

Cheers!

201 posted on 07/30/2007 7:39:04 PM PDT by grey_whiskers (The opinions are solely those of the author and are subject to change without notice.)

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