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minus-squareNegativeLookBehind@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up9·1 year agoReal question for OP- do you hunt for fossils?
minus-squarefossilesque@mander.xyzOPMlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up13·edit-21 year agoVery very tiny ones under a microscope. Did you know pollen has a skeleton?
minus-squarefossilesque@mander.xyzOPMlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up10·edit-21 year agoIntroducing Spooky Exoskeletal Sporopollenin!!! https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sporopollenin Sporopollenin, recognized as one of the most chemically resilient biological polymers, forms a crucial component of the robust outer (exine) walls of spores and pollen grains in plants. It’s been found in rock up to 500,000 years old iirc.
Real question for OP- do you hunt for fossils?
Very very tiny ones under a microscope. Did you know pollen has a skeleton?
Wait wut?
Introducing Spooky Exoskeletal Sporopollenin!!!
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sporopollenin
Sporopollenin, recognized as one of the most chemically resilient biological polymers, forms a crucial component of the robust outer (exine) walls of spores and pollen grains in plants. It’s been found in rock up to 500,000 years old iirc.
No, they gather them.