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Posted: 08 Dec 2013

Taken: 30 Nov 2013

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fossil •
bat •
Toronto •
Royal Ontario Museum •
ROM. •
Icaronycteris index •
prehistoric •
paleontology •

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Fossil bat DSC 7565

Fossil bat DSC 7565
A fossil bat from the Royal Ontario Museum, Toronto. About 50 million years old it is called Icaronycterus index which I guess comes from the myth of Icarus, the boy who made a set of wings but flew too close to the sun.

Andy Rodker, Nouchetdu38, , and 5 other people have particularly liked this photo

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 Pam J
Pam J club
Wonderful photo !
11 years ago.
 tiabunna
tiabunna club
Good photo of a remarkably well preserved fossil.
11 years ago.
 Andrew Trundlewagon
Andrew Trundlewagon club
Hi Shmoo, yes, creepy is right! Thanks for the comment!
6 years ago.
 Andy Rodker
Andy Rodker club
Superb capture of a fabulously well preserved specimen!
2 years ago.

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