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Sphenopteris Fossil

Delicate fossil leaves of Sphenopteris, a typical pteridosperm (seed fern). Sphenopteris is believed to be a shrublike plant that lived in marshy conditions during the Carboniferous and Permian Periods. This specimen is 60 mm long.

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Sphenopteris Fossil

Caption:

Delicate fossil leaves of Sphenopteris, a typical pteridosperm (seed fern). Sphenopteris is believed to be a shrublike plant that lived in marshy conditions during the Carboniferous and Permian Periods. This specimen is 60 mm long.

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Album / Science Source / BIOPHOTO ASSOCIATES

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Image size:

5126 x 3410 px | 50.0 MB

Print size:

43.4 x 28.9 cm | 17.1 x 11.4 in (300 dpi)

Keywords:

CARBON • CARBONIFEROUS PERIOD • CARBONIFEROUS • CARBONIZATION • ERA • EXTINCT • FERN • FILM • FLORA • FOSSIL • FOSSILIZED • LEAF • LESSER • LOWER • PALAEONTOLOGICAL • PALAEONTOLOGY • PALEONTOLOGY • PALEOZOIC • PERIOD • PERMIAN • PLANT • PREHISTORIC • PTERIDOSPERM • PTERIDOSPERMALES • PTERIDOSPERMATOPHYTA • SEED • SPHENOPTERIS