Fossil Fern | Alethopteris grandini | Kansas Dinosaur altering the crystal’s internal structure

altering the crystal’s internal structure

Along with tide and wave actions

they were in fact reptiles

The whorls often show a star-shaped or wheel-like appearance in compression fossils

Priscacara serrata fossils are often preserved in exceptional detail

Fossil Fern | Alethopteris grandini | Kansas Dinosaur altering the crystal’s internal structureAlethopteris grandini Pennsylvanian, Carboniferous Stranger Formation Franklin Co. Kansas Rick Rolater Collection Specimen measures approx. 4" x 1. 5" Matrix measures approx. 8. 5" x 6. 5" x 3" This spectacular fern specimen is very detailed and the preservation is impeccable. Alethopteris grandini is a classic and widely recognizable Pennsylvanian age seed fern (Pteridosperm) commonly found in the Carboniferous coal measures of North America and