Oldest grape seed in Western Hemisphere (IMAGE)

Field Museum

Oldest grape seed in Western Hemisphere

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Lithouva - the earliest fossil grape from the Western Hemisphere, ~60 million years old from Colombia. Top figure shows fossil accompanied with CT scan reconstruction. Bottom shows artist reconstruction.

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Photos by Fabiany Herrera, art by Pollyanna von Knorring.

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