Calamites Plant Fossil Part and Counterpart

Asterophyllites longifolius

Family: Sapindaceae

Geological Time: Carboniferous, Duckmantian Stage

Size (25.4 mm = 1 inch): Nodule: 35 mm X 50 mm pair

Fossil Site: Lancashire, United Kingdom

Code: 8446

Price: $55.00 - sold

Description: This nodule holds a fine example of Asterophyllites longifolius. Asterophyllites a member of the Calamitales, belonging to the Sphenophytes. These were indicative of humid to wet habitats such as along rivers and lake shores. The only living example of the sphenophytes is the horsetail Equisetum.

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