Extinct fossil plants
Extinct fossil plants: Araucaria, Cauterpites serpentinus and Chondrites bollensis. 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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