Large Fossil Lepidodendron Vascular Plant Lycopod Trunk Root Cheshire UK

 Large Fossil Lepidodendron Vascular Plant Lycopod Trunk Root Cheshire UK

Lepidodendron fossil  is an extinct genus of primitive lycopodian vascular plants belonging the order Lepidodendrales.The trees could grow up to 30 meters. From the Lycopod tree.I think the fossil is from the trunk as there are diamond shaped patterns on it, as opposed to the pitted circles seen on parts from the main tree. It has a 3 D appearance as the wood stands out from the matrix. 

Date:Carboniferous  Westphalian 315 to 307 million years old.
Provenance:Found in Cheshire, UK 
Size: 35 x 14 cm depth 5.6 cm weight 3.4 kg 
Condition:There is some good detail Restored horizontal crack on back of fossil which does not go whole way through.code 100-378