77,000-Year-Old Fossilized Leaves (IMAGE)

U.S. National Science Foundation

77,000-Year-Old Fossilized Leaves

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Researchers surmise plant sedges were used to repel mosquitoes from the Sibudu rock shelter site in South Africa, which is near the UThongathi River. This is an image of fossilized leaves found at the site.

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Lyn Wadley, Wits University

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