John Orcutt · @GonzagaMEATLab
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#FossilAdventCalendar Day 3
We're jumping to the #Maritimes today to celebrate one of #Canada's 🇨🇦 most important #fossil sites. #NovaScotia's #JogginsFossilCliffs are a window into the #Carboniferous, a period that saw the spread of a new #biome: #forests. The #fossilized #tree on display here at the #RoyalOntarioMuseum is a #lycopsid, a super-sized relative of living #ClubMosses that, along with #cycads, #ferns, and early relatives of #seed #plants made up the #flora of the #Joggins #forest.
#fossiladventcalendar #Maritimes #canada #fossil #novascotia #jogginsfossilcliffs #Carboniferous #biome #forests #fossilized #tree #RoyalOntarioMuseum #lycopsid #clubmosses #Cycads #ferns #seed #plants #flora #joggins #forest
Bob McIntosh · @scotfot
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Lepidodendron yorkianum from the Carboniferous (from #BritishGeologicalSurvey R.L. Kidston photo collection). Looking similar to one of today's clubmosses http://geoscenic.bgs.ac.uk/asset-bank/action/viewAsset?id=63645
#clubmosses #FossilFriday #Lepidodendron #palaeobotany #fossil
#fossil #palaeobotany #lepidodendron #FossilFriday #clubmosses #britishgeologicalsurvey
Bob McIntosh · @scotfot
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Clubmosses - related to the fossil lepidodendron in the previous post. 300 million years between them and found within a few hundred yards of each other! #clubmosses. They are not a true moss (Bryophyte)