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Fern

Period: Oligocene

Age: 25 million years

Region: Dominican Republic

One environment in which fossils are best pre-
served is amber. When amber that flows from
trees hardens over a plant or other living thing,
it is as if a photograph of that moment is taken
that will last for many millions of years. The
distinguishing feature of amber fossils is that
all the organism’s soft tissues are also preser-

ved. The soft tissues of amber-preserved life
forms, that can be seen right down to the finest
detail, are proof that soft tissues have never
changed over millions of years. There is no dif-
ference between this 25-million-year-old fossil
fern and ferns living today. Evolution never
happened.

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