Stigmaria ficoides, fossil root
This root is preserved in tough Carboniferous sandstone. Stigmaria is the name given to roots of the giant lycopod (prehistoric spore-bearing plant) Lepidodendron
Picture No
10704025
Media ID
47556943
Size
1789px x 2480px
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Credit
Mary Evans / Natural History Museum
Source
Photograph from the Natural History Museum Collection
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Carboniferous Fortey Fossilised Isoetopsida Lepidodendraceae Lepidodendrales Lepidodendron Lycopod Lycopodiophyta Paleozoic Phanerozoic Pitted Root Sandstone Sedimentary
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