File:Deposit of Ice Age Seeds (cc45f5df-30e3-4f4c-a8a3-97807a42a366).jpg

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English: Deposit of Ice Age Seeds
Photographer
English: NPS
Title
English: Deposit of Ice Age Seeds
Description
English:

Close-up image of an ancient deposit of seeds from the plant Ruppia cirrhosa.

These seeds are from the ancient plant known as spiral ditchgrass (Ruppia cirrhosa). These were used in carbon dating the human footprints discovered in WHSA that were estimated to be 21,000-23,000 years old.

  • Keywords: Seed; Radiocarbon; Fossil; Dating
Depicted place
English: White Sands National Park, New Mexico
Date Taken on 19 January 2020
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cc45f5df-30e3-4f4c-a8a3-97807a42a366
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English: NPGallery
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Public domain This image or media file contains material based on a work of a National Park Service employee, created as part of that person's official duties. As a work of the U.S. federal government, such work is in the public domain in the United States. See the NPS website and NPS copyright policy for more information.
NPS Unit Code
InfoField
WHSA
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InfoField
English: Fossilized Trackways

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