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Postcard #5 - Eocene: London Clay Formation, southern England 50 myr ago. Foreground: Allaeochelys (pig-nosed turtle), Nymphaeaceae (water lilies). Background: (left) Nypa (palm trees), Cupressaceae (Cypress), Kentisuchus spenceri (crocodile), (right) Coryphodon eocaenus (large plant-eating mammal), Dasornis (large seabirds in sky).

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