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Description: | This fossil belongs to a living group of plants known as the Ginkgoales that first appeared in the Permian period about 250 million years ago. The only surviving member of the group today is the species Ginkgo biloba, the Maidenhair Tree. It is often described as a living fossil. The group was more common and diverse in the Jurassic period but only occurred in areas with a cool, temperate climate. So, finding a Ginkgo fossil tells us that the ancient climate in that area, and at that time, was like this. The specimen shows a typical petal-like leaf. | License: | http://www.imagine.org.uk/about/copyright/ | Rights holder: | Tyne & Wear Museums | Subjects: | fossils natural world | Source: | Tyne and Wear Imagine | Identifier: | http://www.imagine.org.uk/details/index.... | Go to resource |
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