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Fossil Root with Rootlets - Stigmaria
Stock Number  FPBPA01

Name:   Stigmaria (Fossil Root)
Age:  Pennsylvanian
Formation:  Llewellyn
Location:  St. Clair, Pennsylvania
Size:  Root is 4 inches long

This is an unusual plant fossil. It is a fossilized root (Stigmaria) from Pennsylvania. This specimen was found about 10 years ago. It has a nice main root preserved, with many of the small rootlets still intact. This is an uncommon tree fossil from the Coal Fields of Pennsylvania.