Excellent pair of fossil ferns (positive and negative) – Pecopteris type – Carboniferous, Mazon - Fossilised plant (No reserve price)

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A naturally preserved Pecopteris-type fossil fern pair, showing positive and negative impressions in a split siderite nodule from Mazon Creek, Illinois, dating to the Carboniferous.

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A beautiful and complete fossil pair (positive and negative plate) of a fossil fern from the Pecopteris group
Find location: Mazon Creek, Illinois.
Size: 57.5 mm x 30.2 mm (overall thickness: 20.8 mm)
Age: Upper Carboniferous, about 300 million years old
Feature: It is a classic siderite nodule (iron carbonate concretion) that has split perfectly into two halves. Both halves show the fine, detailed structure of the fern fronds in excellent preservation.

Preparation & condition: The fossils have been cleaned and carefully prepared. The veining and the characteristic leaf shape are sharply and contrastively formed. A real highlight for any natural history collection or as an elegant decorative object.

Shipping: The shipment is carefully and shock-proof packed with tracking.

A beautiful and complete fossil pair (positive and negative plate) of a fossil fern from the Pecopteris group
Find location: Mazon Creek, Illinois.
Size: 57.5 mm x 30.2 mm (overall thickness: 20.8 mm)
Age: Upper Carboniferous, about 300 million years old
Feature: It is a classic siderite nodule (iron carbonate concretion) that has split perfectly into two halves. Both halves show the fine, detailed structure of the fern fronds in excellent preservation.

Preparation & condition: The fossils have been cleaned and carefully prepared. The veining and the characteristic leaf shape are sharply and contrastively formed. A real highlight for any natural history collection or as an elegant decorative object.

Shipping: The shipment is carefully and shock-proof packed with tracking.

Details

Number of objects
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Specimen
Excellent pair of fossil ferns (positive and negative) – Pecopteris type – Carboniferous, Mazon
Country of origin
Locality: Mazon Creek, Illinois, USA
Geological period
Carboniferous (358.9 - 298.9 million years)
Condition
Natural
Authenticity
Original/official
GermanyVerified
Private

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