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| EXTINCTIONS CHOICE - Kansas Sphenophyllum |
| Stock Number FPKAN301 |
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Name:
Sphenophyllum sp.
Age: Pennsylvanian
Formation: Tonganoxie Sandstone
Location: Ottawa, Kansas
Size: Fossil is 2.3 inches long
This is a very pretty fossil plant from the famous Tonganoxie Sandstone of Kansas. This Sphenophyllum specimen was recently acquired from an old collection - the fossil was collected in the 1970s. . This site has been closed to collecting for a number of years. Sphenophyllum are the leaf whorls of an extinct horsetail. They are related to the modern-day scouring rushes. The many whorls of the rush have great detail preserved and are nicely showcased. This is a very detailed specimen of a fossil Sphenophyllum from the Pennsylvanian of Kansas.
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