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Horizontal resin duct in fossil Pine wood

The hole in the ray in the upper left part indicates where a horizontal resin duct was situated. Mostly the resin canals are poorly preserved.
Pinus wood from the Upper Miocene of Eschweiler (Germany).
Transverse section.
Magnification 100x

Horizontal resin duct in extant Pine wood

Horizontal resin duct in extant Pinus wood.
Magnification 100 x
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