fossil tree bark impression

jeff a

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ne ohio
found this in ne ohio
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lostlake88

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thats a cycad tree. This species was common about 300 million years ago when the coal seams were formed. This tree could grow a foot a day and become huge, but had a short lifespan. These trees are the reason we have coal, They grew in swamps.
 

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