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This was previously nominated about a month ago, receiving only one oppose. There were some issues with the nom (multiple images, all suffering minor problems) - the upshot was I offered to do an edit, but the nom was closed 'not promoted' before I got time to do so. This is my edited version with a number of the flaws in the originals corrected. Seems highly encyclopaedic showing both the outside of the cone and a cross-section, and to me is attractive and interesting, with now quite reasonable technical quality. Please vote support or oppose, but can we get a clear decision on this?
Proposed caption
Araucaria is a genus of evergreen coniferous trees in the family Araucariaceae. There are 19 species in the genus, with a highly disjunct distribution. The araucaria are living fossils, dating back to early in the Mesozoic age. This image shows the petrified cones of Araucaria sp. from Patagonia, Argentina dating from the Jurassic Period (approx. 210 mya).
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Araucaria
Fossil
Creator
Mbz1

Oppose Despite the editing the quality is still too poor for FP IMO --Fir0002 02:29, 7 November 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Not promoted MER-C 02:29, 11 November 2007 (UTC)[reply]