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Fossil Fern Plate
3 December 2006, 11:00 PST
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Pecoteris
Carboniferous
Nassfeld, Austria
An exceptionally well preserved and aesthetically pleasing fern specimen exhibits well-defined leaves (fronds), with stems (stipes) preserved as impressions. Pecoteris sp. is the foliage of the tree fern, Psaronius, one of the most common fossil tree ferns, which grew to a height of thirty-two feet and wqas similar in appearance to a modern tree fern. Ferns existed on Earth long before the appearance of dinosaurs. Originally collected in 1950, the large size of the specimen is unusual for this locality. Measures 23 x 34 ½ x 2in
Carboniferous
Nassfeld, Austria
An exceptionally well preserved and aesthetically pleasing fern specimen exhibits well-defined leaves (fronds), with stems (stipes) preserved as impressions. Pecoteris sp. is the foliage of the tree fern, Psaronius, one of the most common fossil tree ferns, which grew to a height of thirty-two feet and wqas similar in appearance to a modern tree fern. Ferns existed on Earth long before the appearance of dinosaurs. Originally collected in 1950, the large size of the specimen is unusual for this locality. Measures 23 x 34 ½ x 2in

