Inner Mongolia discovered the early plant Luo Shi ginkgo, Zhisai fern fossils

The reporter learned from the Bayan Natural Museum that recently, the Bayannaoer Natural Museum (Bayannaoer Ancient Bio -Fossil Protection Research Institute) The Protection Survey Team, based on the characteristics of the plant fossils and fossils mastered by sporadic, to the Ulatzhong Banner Vancouver more town Wenming Coal Mine conducted paleontological investigations. Plant fossils were found in the lower Jurassic ground floor. The Nanjing Institute of Poor Biology of the Chinese Academy of Sciences was identified as ginkgo and branch veins fossils.

The vein fern belongs to the door of the fern, which may represent a tree fern that originated in the Permian period. The vein fern plant is tall, and its feather tablets can reach 1 meter long. The fossils are more stored in feathers and small leaves. The vein fern is an extinct fern plant. The current tree fern, as a rare tree -like fern plant, has become a "living fossil". For example,, the reputation of the "king of ferns", is a wooden fern plant that has been discovered. It is extremely precious and can be called a national treasure. It is listed as a first -class endangered plant by many countries.

The discovery of these fossils proved that forests composed of plants such as ginkgo and tree fern in the Jurassic period covered the Urart Middle Banner at the time, and today's coal mines were formed with the long geological effect.

Due to the complete preservation of the collected fossils and strong ornamental, it can be used as an exhibition to make up for the lack of the Bayannaoer Natural Museum's plant fossil exhibits. (Reporter Gao Ping Wang Xiao)

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