Carboniferous Period 359.2 to 299 MYA Plant Fossil Embedded Plate 24x18" est.

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Carboniferous Period 359.2 to 299 MYA Plant Fossil Embedded Plate.
Dimensions are 24" x 18" x .25" est. This plate has many different plant pieces embedded for study. I collect Stigmaria and other fossils in the area and this plate almost jumped out at me. If you are the winning bidder, please contact me for shipping as the it will need special treatment. I pack everything with great care, but this one is going to test me. Local pickup in east Tennessee is Okay. For a piece that is about 350 million years old, it's in good condition. It was un-earthed near a coal vein near where Stigmaria is found. It is VERY difficult to find a specimen this large and rare to see them on E-bay.
The Carboniferous Period lasted from about 359.2 to 299 million years ago* during the late
Paleozoic
Era. The term "Carboniferous" comes from England, in reference to the rich deposits of coal that occur there. These deposits of coal occur throughout northern Europe, Asia, and midwestern and eastern North America. The term "Carboniferous" is used throughout the world to describe this period, although in the United States it has been separated into the Mississippian (early Carboniferous) and the Pennsylvanian (late Carboniferous) Subsystems. This division was established to distinguish the coal-bearing layers of the Pennsylvanian from the mostly limestone Mississippian, and is a result of differing stratigraphy on the different continents. The Mississippian and Pennsylvanian, in turn, are subdivided into a number of internationally recognized stages based on evolutionary successions of fossil groups . These stages are (from early to late) Tournaisian, Visean, and Serpukhovian for the Mississippian — and Bashkirian, Moscovian, Kasimovian, and Gzhelian for the Pennsylvanian.
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