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Spectacular fossil plant from the horsetails. The preparation of the specimen was very labor-intensive, preserving the finest details of the plant. 
Dimensions (Asterophyllites): 115 x 20 mm
Asterophyllites equisetiformis has a cylindrical stem, with a variable number of whorls that appear increasingly closer together as you approach the apex of the stem. Each whorl has lanceolate leaves, with a conspicuous central vein, 10-25 mm long, slightly wider than the stem, and attached somewhat obliquely, with the bases fused, forming a nodal area of elliptical contour.
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Espectacular planta fósil de la clase de los equisetos. La preparación del ejemplar fue muy laboriosa, preservando los más finos detalles de la planta. 
Medidas Asterophyllites: 115 x 20 mm
Asterophyllites equisetiformis tiene el tallo cilíndrico, con un número variable de verticilos que aparecen cada vez más próximos cuanto más cerca del ápice del tallo. Cada verticilo tiene hojas de contorno lanceolado, con un nervio central conspicuo, de 10-25 mm, un poco más anchas que el tallo, y se insertan ligeramente oblicuas, con las bases soldadas, formando un área nodal de contorno elíptico.
Soporte de plástico incluido.


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Fossil plant with exceptional preservation!! - Horsetail (Equisetales) - Fossilised plant - Asterophyllites equisetiformis (SCHLOTHEIM;  BRONGNIART, 1828) - 128 mm - 82 mm

Carboniferous, Pennsylvanian (298.9 – 323.2 million years ago) - Graissessac, Hérault, France

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Asterophyllites equisetiformis, a fossil plant specimen from Graissessac, Hérault, France, dating to the Carboniferous Pennsylvanian (298.9–323.2 million years ago), preserved with exceptional detail in natural condition.

Fossil plant with exceptional preservation!! - Horsetail (Equisetales) - Fossilised plant - Asterophyllites equisetiformis (SCHLOTHEIM; BRONGNIART, 1828) - 128 mm - 82 mm

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Asterophyllites equisetiformis, a fossil plant specimen from Graissessac, Hérault, France, dating to the Carboniferous Pennsylvanian (298.9–323.2 million years ago), preserved with exceptional detail in natural condition.

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