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LEAVES
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AUSTRALIA
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| Very Colorful Glossopteris Leaf from Australia |
| Stock Number FPAU702 |
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Name:
Glossopteris brownii
Age: Permian
Formation: Illawarra Coal Measures
Location: Dunedoo, NSW, Australia
Size: Plate is 3.5 inches long
Here is a very unique fossil plant. This is a beautiful Glossopteris brownii leaf 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 is a very nice leaf present on this plate, and it exhibits fine detail - under magnification, the venation is beautifully displayed. The orangish-red leaf contrasts strikingly with the textured pinkish matrix. The leaf is well showcased on the long plate of shale. This is a very affordable specimen of Permian vegetation from Australia.
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