Lepidodendron sp.


ISM 15717
coin = 19mm (~0.75 in.)

Lepidodendron sp. is bark of the "Lepidodendron tree".

The diamond shaped pattern represents the scars from leaves that were shed. Each diamond represents the base of a leaf.

Lepidodendron is one of the more common plant fossils found in Pennsylvanian age rocks


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