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Lepidodendron Fossil

Fossil of Lepidodendron, a giant clubmoss common during the Carboniferous Period. Lepidodendron grew to be 100 feet tall, and had a thick stem coverend in non-woody outer tissue. This fossil stem has diamond-shaped leaf scars.

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Lepidodendron Fossil

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Fossil of Lepidodendron, a giant clubmoss common during the Carboniferous Period. Lepidodendron grew to be 100 feet tall, and had a thick stem coverend in non-woody outer tissue. This fossil stem has diamond-shaped leaf scars.

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Album / Science Source / BIOPHOTO ASSOCIATES

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5112 x 3420 px | 50.0 MB

Print size:

43.3 x 29.0 cm | 17.0 x 11.4 in (300 dpi)

Keywords:

ARBOL • ARBORESCENT • BARK • CARBONIFEROUS PERIOD • CARBONIFEROUS • CLUB • CLUBMOSS • ERA • EXTINCT • FLORA • FOSSIL • FOSSILIZED • GIANT • ISOETOPSIDA • LEAF • LEPIDODENDRACEAE • LEPIDODENDRALES • LEPIDODENDRON • LYCOPHYTE • LYCOPOD • LYCOPODIOPHYTA • LYCOPSID • MOSS • PALAEONTOLOGICAL • PALAEONTOLOGY • PALEONTOLOGY • PALEOZOIC • PERIOD • PLANT • PREHISTORIC • SCALE • SCARRING • SCARS • STEM • TREE • TREES