Name:
/vcneeootens,
Meaning:
Ancient leaf,
Grouping:
Progymnosperm,
Archaeopteridale.
Informal ID:
Archaeopteris, 'world's
first tree'.
Fossil size: Slab
20cm/8in long,
Reconstructed size: Whole
plant height 10m/33ft
Habitat: Seasonal floodplains.
Time span: Late Devonian to
Early Carboniferous, 370-350
million years ago,
Main fossil sites: Worldwide,
Occurrence: ••
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