Fossil Leafy Twig; Lepidodendron from Wigan in Lancashire

 Fossil Leafy Twig; Lepidodendron from Wigan in Lancashire with display stand

Lepidodendron is an extinct genus of primitive, vascular plants also known as scale trees, related to the quillworts and lycopsids. They were part of the coal forest flora. They sometimes reached heights of 50 metres, and the trunks were often over 1 m in diameter. They thrived during the Carboniferous Period . Comes with a small acrylic display stand.

Date: Carboniferous, Westphalian, Duckmantian, Shales above the Wigan 9 foot Coal.Around 310 million years old
Provenance:From Crock Hay opencast pit near Wigan, Lancashire.
Size: 6.3 x 2.7 x 1.8 cm weight 49 gm
Condition: A nicely preserved specimen.   code 5733