Lepidophloios fossil, Pennsylvanian age 30 million year old

Description

This is a 8" x 5" x 1" Pennsylvanian age, 300 million year old fossil showing the "bark" of the exterior of a Lepidophloios laricinus, a type of Lepidodendron which was a plant that grew to treelike proportions during the Pennsylvanian age, some 300 million years ago.  Lepidodendron is actually a relative of modern day club moss.  This particular piece shows the typical diamond shaped or eye shaped pattern of the leaf scars on the exterior of the plant imprinted on sandy on siltstone.  Excellent detail nicely presented and will make a nice addition to your collection.  This came from a coal mine in Alabama.