fossil frog

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    A fossilized frog, from Bechlejovice in the Czech Republic. Palaeobatrachus gigas, I think.

    snake hips, emimaru, Capricorn Cat, Miguel Vera, and 8 other people added this photo to their favorites.

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    1. joe with a camera 52 months ago | reply

      Beautiful specimen. I went to that site years ago, and found various leaves, but no amphibians or insects. The rock is diatomite - fine-grained silica consisting almost entirely of the skeletons of diatoms.

    2. ColleenM 47 months ago | reply

      Seen on the Scientific American blog
      www.scientificamerican.com/blog/60-second-science/post.cf...

    3. BlueRidgeKitties 37 months ago | reply

      Hi, I'm an admin for a group called Life Sciences Teaching Resource, and we'd love to have this added to the group!

    4. BlueRidgeKitties 37 months ago | reply

      Thanks for adding this to the group pool!

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