Extinct horsehair fossils
Extinct horsehair fossils: Calamites arenaceus and Equisetites columnaris. Handcoloured lithograph by an unknown artist from Dr. Schmidt's "Petrefactenbuch," published in Stuttgart, Germany, 1855 by Verlag von Krais & Hoffmann. Dr. Schmidt's "Book of Petrification" introduced fossils and palaeontology to both the specialist and general reader.
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Photo credit: © Florilegius / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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Keywords: .., 1855, arenaceus, book, calamites, columnaris, dinosaur, dr., equisetites, extinct, fossil, germany, handcoloured, hoffmann, horsehair, krais, lithograph, palaeontology, petrefactenbuch, petrefakten, petrification, plant, published, schmidt, stuttgart
