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Fern Fossil from Kansas with Exquisite Detail
Stock Number  FPFKA01

Name:   Asterotheca sp.
Age:  Pennsylvanian
Formation:  Tonganoxie Sandstone
Location:  Ottawa, Kansas
Size:  Frond is 3 inches long

Here is a nice specimen of a fossil fern from the famous Tonganoxie Sandstone of Kansas. This specimen was recently acquired from an old collection. The specimen has good color and contrast. The fern displays very fine detail. The specimen was collected in the 1970s. We have heard that this site has been closed to collecting for a number of years. This is a very detailed specimen of a fossil fern from the Pennsylvanian of Kansas.