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Deposit of Ice Age Seeds

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.

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White Sands National Park, Code: WHSA

White Sands National Park, New Mexico
Latitude: 32.7751007080078, Longitude: -106.316200256348

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01/19/2020

01/19/2020

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Saturday, August 5, 2023 7:34:36 PM

Saturday, August 5, 2023 8:48:02 PM

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