This is the "Fossil Friday" post #216. Expect this to be a somewhat regular feature of the website. We will post any fossil pictures you send in to [email protected]. Please include a short description or story. Check the #FossilFriday Twitter hash tag for contributions from around the world!
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For this week, we have a foliaged lycophyte twig from Mazon Creek. These plant parts are called Lycopodites meekii and were described in 1870 by Leo Lesquereux. L. meekii could be the terminal branches of Bothrodendren minutifolium or a similar plant. These plants were herbaceous resembling the modern day Lycopodium, a club moss. For more information see Mazon Monday #125.
This specimen was collected from Pit 11 a few years ago. It was opened via freeze/thaw.
