Lepidodendron, fossil tree trunk


The reptilian appearance of the branch of this fossil tree is cause by the diamond-shaped pattern, which indicates the points of attachment of the leaves. This specimen is about 6cm in diameter.


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Photo credit: © Natural History Museum, London / Alamy / Afripics
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Keywords: branch, davis, dr, fossil, fossilised, isoetopsida, kenrick, lepidodendraceae, lepidodendrales, lepidodendron, lycopod, lycopodiophyta, paul, plant, scale, tree, trunk