3.1" Pennsylvanian Fossil Fern (Lyginopteris) - Alabama

This is a 3.1" fossil fern (Lyginopteris), from the Pottsville Formation, Alabama. It is Three pinnules
(branch of leaflets) and the stalk. This specimen is well preserved with individual lobes visible. The reverse side has fossil stalk likely of a seed fern.

Lyginopteris is a genus of seed fern, extinct species of fern that reproduced from seed as opposed to sporophyte reproduction of most modern ferns.

It comes with an acrylic display stand.
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DETAILS
SPECIES
Lyginopteris hoeninghausi
LOCATION
Cumberland Plateau, Alabama
FORMATION
Pottsville Formation
SIZE
3.1" fern, 5.1 x 2.0" Rock
CATEGORY
ITEM
#112761
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