Image of the Day: Peach, Preserved
This 2.5-million-year-old peach pit is identical to those found in modern varieties of the fruit.
Dec 4, 2015
TAO SU(See “Peaches preceded humans: fossil evidence from SW China,” Scientific Reports, 2015.)
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