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TREE BARK
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Very Detailed Lepidodendron Bark from Iowa |
Stock Number FPBARX3 |
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Name:
Lepidodendron sp.
Age: Pennsylvanian
Formation: Cherokee Series
Location: Pella, Iowa
Size: Bark is 6.5 inches long
This is a large specimen of Lepidodendron bark from the Pennsylvanian of Iowa. Lepidodendron trees were very important in the formation of coal in the mid-continent area. The fossil is a section of am actual ancient tree trunk. The diamond-shaped pattern of the bark is very easily seen. Each ''diamond'' represents the point of attachment of a fallen leaf. This section of bark is intact and extremely detailed. This is a very distinct section of a Lepidodendron tree from the Coal Age.
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