[Taxacom] holotype for sale

[Paul van Rijckevorsel]

From: "Karl Magnacca" <kmagnacca at alumni.wesleyan.edu>
> On 12 Sep 2007 at 8:59, Peter Stevens wrote:
>> There is something funny about this amber - dating may be wrong, or
>> something.  A fairly "modern" grass was described from this amber,
>> and if its dating is correct, it completely changes dates for
>> angiosperm evolution...

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Curious coincidence: Nature (30 august) ran an cover article about a piece 
of amber, which, if its dating is correct, completely changes dates for 
orchid evolution.

(Some details here http://research.leidenuniv.nl/index.php3?c=362)

Paul