Below, a 2-million-year-old ant
embedded in amber and, top, a
present-day ant
Right, a
cowslip fos-
sil. Above, a
present-day
cowslip
A fossil of a
several mil-
lion-year-old
maple leaf and
present-day
maple leaves
Bottom, the
oldest flower-
ing plant fos-
sil so far
discovered
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