6.2" Cretaceous Petrified Tree Fern (Tempskya) Section - Oregon

Cretaceous Petrified Tree Fern (Tempskya) Section - Oregon #244856

This is a 6.2" wide, polished section of petrified tree fern (Tempskya) from the Green Horn Mountains in Oregon One face is polished to a glossy finish on one side to highlight the internal structure of the plant. It is the end cut from a log and the back of it is in a natural state.

Comes with an acrylic display stand.

Tempskya is a family of extinct tree ferns from the Late Cretaceous. They grew up to 15ft (4.5m) tall and is a small to medium tree fern. The trunk of Tempskya was what is known as a false trunk in that it is made up of a number of individual stems and petioles. This gives the petrified specimens a unique pattern.

SPECIES

Tempskya

AGE

Cretaceous

LOCATION

Green Horn Mountains, Oregon

SIZE

6.2 x 4.6", up to 1.4" thick

6.2" Cretaceous Petrified Tree Fern (Tempskya) Section - Oregon

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