Double Sided Fossil Leaf Display sp. Glossopteris

 Double Sided Fossil Leaf Display sp. Glossopteris  in Gift Box and with Stand

Small double sided fossil leaf display from the extinct seed fern Glossopteris.The leaves have some excellent detail and are of a rich deep colour. Dates back some 290 Million years to the Permian Period. The fossil is free standing, but comes with a large acrylic display stand so that you have this option for display.The species name is derived from the Greek word for tongue .The reason for this being that the leaves resemble the shape of a tongue. This species was a genus of the extinct order of seed fern and could grow in swampy areas to a height of up to up to around 30 metres The leaves themselves could also be quite large. This fossil comes from Dunedoo, New South Wales, Australia. They are of great interest in explaining the theory of continental drift". Godwana, the super continent, existed some 550 million years ago, and later started to break apart around 180 million years ago. The remaining pieces appeared to fit together like a jigsaw puzzle, suggesting that the continents had once been joined. Species such as this one, were found as fossils , now separated, far far apart from each other. The seeds would have been too heavy for the wind to have carried them across. A split in the supercontinent can explain why similar species have been found so far apart.
Date: 290 Million years during Permian Period
Provenance: Dunedoo, New South Wales, Australia.
Size: 7 x 5 cm weight 37 gms
Condition: Excellent detail and preservation code 538