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minus-squarefossilesque@mander.xyzOPMlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up12·edit-21 year agoVery very tiny ones under a microscope. Did you know pollen has a skeleton?
minus-squarefossilesque@mander.xyzOPMlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up9·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.
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.