Alethopteris Fossil
Frond of Alethopteris, a seed ^fern^ from the Carboniferous Period, Pennsylvania Epoch, some 300 million years ago. The reddish color is caused by oxidation of iron carbonate. Collected in Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania. Specimen courtesy of Pennsylvania
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Theodore Clutter /Science Source/ www.ardea.com
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Alethopteris Ancient Bituminous Carbon Carboniferous Coal Fern Ferns Fossil Fossiliferous Fossilization Fossilized Frond Geological Pennsylvanian Plantae Prehistoric Pteridospermatophyta
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