Asterophyllites plant fossils. Close-up of the fossilised remains of Asterophyllites equisetiformis plants. This genus of plants were tree-like horset
Asterophyllites plant fossils. Close-up of the fossilised remains of Asterophyllites equisetiformis plants. This genus of plants were tree-like horsetails that lived in swamps and marshland some 300 to 350 million years ago, during the Carboniferous period. The slab of mudstone that they are embedded in measures 100 x 140 mm and is from the Stephanian beds of the Graissessac coal basin, Languedoc, France.
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