Lepidostrobus /Lepidodendron Cone Fossil Fauna Specimen

Lepidostrobus sp: 2.5"/6.5cm
Nodule: 3.5"/9cm

Weight
 375g

Description

Exceptional Fossilized Lepidostrobus acutum sp.(the leaves of Lepidodendron are known as Lepidophyllum, and the stem or bark as strobilus of Lepidodendron), from the Lepidodendron Tree; a preserved Cone. Fossil name or term Lepidodendron Cone derives.

The Lepidodendron Tree was a Gigantic Carboniferous Tree, which had various nomenclature, por example Scale Tree and Giant Club Mosses

The Lepidodendron Tree thrived in the Carboniferous Period, and was part of the Coal Forest fauna and Flora , reaching heights of over 30 metres (100 ft), and the trunks sometimes over 1 m (3.3 ft) in diameter.

Condition Report

The split nodule revealing great detail of this Lepidodendron cone. A good example of the possible preservation of fauna from this location.

Genus

Lepidostrobus acutum sp.

Other Nomenclature

Lepidodendron Cone, Lepidostrobus acutum leaf, Lepidodendron Tree specimen, Scale Tree, Giant Club Mosses,Clubmoss Tree, Lycopod Tree, Lepidophyllum, strobilus of Lepidodendron, Lepiophyllum

Geological Age

Paleozoic Era [Palaeozoic], Upper Carboniferous [Early], Westphalian B, Duckmantian Stage

Location

Coal Country, Lancashire, United Kingdom