Phragmites.
Meaning: Fence-like growth.
Grouping: Angiosperm,
Monocotyledon, Graminean.
Informal ID: Reed.
Fossil size: Specimen height
18cm/7in.
Reconstructed size: Plant
height 4m/13ft or more.
Habitat: Fringing bodies of
fresh and brackish water.
Time span: Mostly Tertiary,
60 million years ago, to today.
Main fossil sites: Worldwide.
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