Macroneuropteris hair structure

Title

Macroneuropteris hair structure

Subject

Plants, Fossil

Description

Fossil plant Macroneuropteris scheuchzeri from Grundy County, Illinois. Macroneuropteris is a genus of Carboniferous seed plants best known for the species Macroneuropteris scheuchzeri, a medium-size tree that was common throughout the late Carboniferous Euramerica. The image draws attention to fossilized hairs on the leaf.

Creator

Yale Peabody Museum of Natural History

Source

Yale Peabody Museum of Natural History

Date

2009

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Original Format

Paper

Physical Dimensions

915 × 738 pixels

Files

Macroneuropteris_hair_structure.jpg

Citation

Yale Peabody Museum of Natural History, “Macroneuropteris hair structure,” SCRC Virtual Museum at Southern Illinois University's Morris Library, accessed April 16, 2024, https://scrcexhibits.omeka.net/items/show/797.

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