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3.7" Pennsylvanian Fern (Neuropteris) Fossil - Illinois
This is a 3.7" long fern (Neuropteris sp.) fossil, collected from the Pennsylvanian-aged Cherokee Series of Tennessee, Illinois.
It comes with an acrylic display stand.
It comes with an acrylic display stand.
Neuropteris is an extinct genus of fern that reproduced from seed as opposed to sporophyte reproduction like most modern ferns. As with most seed ferns, Neurodontopteridaceae grew in tree form.
SPECIES
Neuropteris sp.
LOCATION
Tennessee, Illinois
FORMATION
Cherokee Series
SIZE
Fern: 3.7" long, Rock:3.9 x 3.3"
CATEGORY
ITEM
#262257
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