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Plant algae Plant algae

Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History
Washington, DC, United States

This coiled organism is one of the earliest life forms to feature complex cells.

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Title: Plant algae Plant algae
Location: Michigan, United States, North America
Type: Fossil
Rights: This image was obtained from the Smithsonian Institution. The image or its contents may be protected by international copyright laws. http://www.si.edu/termsofuse
External Link: View this object record in the Smithsonian Institution Collections Search Center
USNM Catalog Number(s): PAL486346, PAL486346
Scientific Name: <i>Grypania spiralis</i>, <i>Grypania spiralis</i>
Photo Credit: Chip Clark, Smithsonian Institution National Museum of Natural History
Geologic Age: Precambrian - Proterozoic - Lower/Early
Field: Paleobiology

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