Ancient Plant Remains From Lake Malawi Sediment (IMAGE)

University of Arizona

Ancient Plant Remains From Lake Malawi Sediment

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Microscopic plant remains, called phytoliths, from grasses, sedges, palms, forbs, and trees that lived near Lake Malawi in East Africa about 74,000 years ago.

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Chad L. Yost, University of Arizona Department of Geosciences

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