Package Deal: Pollen & Dinoflagellate Necklace
$100.00
‘Science-inspired jewelry’
Package – Deal
Unique, science-inspired, fossil pollen & dinoflagellate silver pendant; each on a sterling silver necklace.
Commissioned in celebration of the 50th anniversary of ‘The Palynological Society’, in collaboration with jeweler and designer.
material: sterling silver (both)
weight pendant: 18.8g (dino); 22.2g (pollen)
weight chain: 4.6 g (each)
closes with: lobster claw fastener (each)
Made from images of a real pollen grain imaged with super-resolution microscopy.
This item is sold through AASP-The Palynological Society.
For purchase contact the AASP-TPS secretary S.Stukins@nhm.ac.uk
Description
SCIENTIFIC BACKGROUND
Pollen (left)
Name: Macrolobium multijugum (DC.) Benth.
Family: Fabaceae (Legumes).
About: This is a neotropical tree species, which is restricted to northern South America. The genus Macrolobium has been related with Striatopollis catatumbus, a fossil pollen grain, which first appeared in the tropics during the early Paleocene (~65 million years ago).
Dinoflagellate Cyst (right)
Name: Diphyes recurvatum
About: This is a type of unicellular marine algae, which evolved in the oceans of Maastrichtian age, during the final days of the dinosaurs. (~72-62 million years ago).
Made from images of an actual pollen grain and dinoflagellate imaged using Airyscan Super-resolution Microscopy.