A 300 Million Year Old Tooth, Coated in Gold (IMAGE)

University of Leicester

A 300 Million Year Old Tooth, Coated in Gold

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The image attached is a 300 million year old tooth, coated in gold. The tooth is only the size of a pin head (1.5 mm). Scientifically, this tooth is known as Gondolella, because of it gondola like shape.

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David Jones and Mark Purnell, University of Leicester

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