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FERNS
ILLINOIS
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Large Complete Neuropteris From Mazon Creek |
Stock Number FPFMC06 |
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Name:
Neuropteris decipiens
Age: Pennsylvanian
Formation: Carbondale Formation
Location: Morris, Illinois
Size: Nodule is 3.7 inches long.
This is a fine specimen of Neuropteris decipiens from the strip mines of northern Illinois. The seed fern is preserved in a siderite concretion. Both halves of the concretion are present. The leaf is complete all the way to the tip. The fossil exhibits fine venation. This is a nice specimen of Neuropteris from the Coal Age.
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