Images for Loch fossils story

11 April 2011

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Images to accompany the Oxford University news release 'Loch fossils show life harnessed sun and sex early on'.

Caption: Fossil showing a cluster of cells enclosed within a complex outer wall. Credit: Oxford University/Martin Brasier.

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Caption: Fossil showing numerous small clusters of cells that form part of a large interconnected sheet of cells. Credit: Oxford University/Martin Brasier.

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Caption: The site where the fossils were discovered: In the foreground, lying along the shores of Scotland's Loch Torridon, are the 1000 million year old lake deposits which contain the fossils. Credit: Oxford University/Martin Brasier

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