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LEAVES
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AUSTRALIA
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| Glossopteris Leaves with Excellent Color |
| Stock Number FPAU08 |
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Name:
Glossopteris browniana
Age: Permian
Formation: Glossopteris Beds
Location: New South Wales, Australia
Size: Plate is 6.3" X 9.7"
Here is a unique fossil plant. This is huge plate of Glossopteris browniana from the Permian of Australia. Glossopteris was a tree of substantial size and had a trunk reaching up to 16'' in diameter. This giant seed fern had very thick leaves - each leaf had a sturdy midrib with a network of veins. Fossils from this tree are an important indicator of the theory of continental drift. There are several leaves present on this plate, and they exhibit fine detail - the venation is beautifully displayed. The orangish-red leaves contrast strikingly with the creamish-pink matrix. The plants are well positioned on the natural, rectangular plate that also contains MANY leaves on the reverse side. This is a very displayable specimen of Glossopteris vegetation from the Permian of Australia.
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