Fossil Flora (Macroneuropteris & Annularia) Plate Pos/Neg - Kentucky

This is a beautiful fossil flora split-plate that contains a Macroneuropteris sp. leaf and horsetail (Annularia sp.) whorls. This specimen was collected from the Breathitt Formation of Leslie County, Kentucky, and comes from the Late Carboniferous, Pennsylvanian aged forests that formed the coal shales of Kentucky and Ohio. Both halves of the plate are included with your purchase.

Annularia is a genus and refers to the leaves or whorl of the jointed-stemmed plant, Calamites, a close relative of modern horsetails.

Each half comes with an acrylic display stand.