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ILLINOIS
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Large, Complete Macroneuropteris from Mazon Creek |
Stock Number FPFMC71 |
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Name:
Macroneuropteris scheuchezri
Age: Pennsylvanian
Formation: Carbondale Formation
Location: Braidwood, Illinois
Size: Concretion is 3 inches long
This is a very fine specimen of Macroneuropteris scheuchezri from the famous strip mines of northern Illinois. The large, single seed fern is preserved in a siderite concretion, and both halves of the concretion are present. The leaf has beautiful, natural coloration preserved. The fossil also exhibits very fine venation, easily seen under magnification. This is a vert nice specimen of Macroneuropteris scheuchezri from the Coal Age.
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