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Stigmaria ficoides, fossil rootThis root is preserved in tough Carboniferous sandstone. Stigmaria is the name given to roots of the giant lycopod (prehistoric spore-bearing plant) Lepidodendron
Lepidodendron, fossil tree trunkThe reptilian appearance of the branch of this fossil tree is cause by the diamond-shaped pattern, which indicates the points of attachment of the leaves. This specimen is about 6cm in diameter
Sigillaria mamillaris (Brongniart), LycopodPart of a stem of a Sigillaria mamillaris, a lycopod, a Carboniferous plant. Upper Carboniferous; Darton, near Barnsley, South Yorkshire, Range: Genus, Carboniferous-Permian, Species, Westphalian
Sigillaria laevigata, fossil lycopod barkThis carboniferous fossilised lycopod (prehistoric spore-bearing plants) bark specimen is 9 cm long
Cyperites bicarinatus, tree clubmossLeaves of tree clubmoss (Cyperites bicarinatus) dating back to the late carboniferous period, discovered at Kilmersdon, near Radstock, Somerset, England. Specimen measures about 15 cms
Sigillaria rugosa, fossil club mossThis section of a club moss trunk displays leaf scars where leaves grew straight out from. Club mosses could grow up to heights of 30 metres
Coal, from the late carboniferousCoal is formed from fossil plants. The regular pattern on the surface of this 14 cm long piece is the impression of the bark of a fossil tree; Lepidodendron
Sigillaria rugosa, fossil plantShown here is a section of the stem of a 300 million year old Carboniferous plant, probably abundant in the Carboniferous swamplands. The stem or trunk is the most common part to be fossilised