Lepidostrobus acutum
Geological Time: Carboniferous, Westphalian B, Duckmantian Stage
Size (25.4 mm = 1 inch): Cone - 90 mm by 18 mm Leaf; 130 mm by 3 mm; Nodule - 130 mm X 65 mm
Fossil Site: Lancashire, United Kingdom
Code: 5305
Price: $145.00
 Description:
Lepidodendron is the name given to a giant Lycopod or scale tree which
formed an important part of the coal swamps of the late Carboniferous
which grew to heights in excess of 40 meters. This specimen is known
as Lepidostrobus, the term used for the cones of this ancient giant.
The cones produced spores and megaspores and may have exceeded 30
cm in length. It is found with a section of the characteristic strap-like
leaf termed Lepidophyllum. These leaves could be several meters in
length. This is an uncommon example of a cone and a section of a leaf
in one large nodule from the coal country of the United Kingdom. |
