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1.8" Fossil Horsetail (Calamites) In Ironstone - Illinois
This is a 1.8" fossil horsetail (Calamites) stalk from the Carbondale Formation near Coal City, Illinois.
Calamites is an extinct genus of tree like plant, closely related to modern horsetails, from the Late Carboniferous, Pennsylvanian aged forests.
Calamites is an extinct genus of tree like plant, closely related to modern horsetails, from the Late Carboniferous, Pennsylvanian aged forests.
SPECIES
Calamites sp.
LOCATION
Coal City, Illinois
FORMATION
Carbondale Formation
SIZE
1.8" wide calamites stalk, 3.1 x 2.1" nodule
CATEGORY
SUB CATEGORY
ITEM
#121218
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