Archaeopteris hibernica, fossil plant


A fern-like plant, beautifully preserved in yellow sandstone from the Devonian, Kilkenny, Ireland. Specimen is 25 cms long.


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Keywords: archaeopteridaceae, archaeopteridales, archaeopteris, devonian, europe, fern, fortey, fossil, fossilised, frond, hibernica, ireland, key, kilkenny, leaf, paleozoic, phanerozoic, plant, polypodiophyta, prehistoric, prehistory, progymnosperm, progymnospermopsida, pteridophyta, pteridophyte, richard