Cordaitean Predation Photos 2019: Mounted Peels, Harvard Collection. Plate 18

Abstract

A mature cordaitean cone (picture 1) conatining 13 golden coprolites. Coprolites are ovoid to oblong in shape (picture 2, 3 and 4).

Description

These images were used in the research for a master's thesis from the Texas A&M University Dept. of Geology and Geophysics (Date of submission: May 2020).
Images were taken from slides on loan from the Harvard Paleobotanical Herbarium.
Mature Cone
13 golden coprolites wihin cone scales.
Mounted peels were made by William C. Darrah.

Keywords

Pollen Cone, Mature Cone, Strobilus, Cordaites, Arthopods, Desmoinian North American Stage (Desmoinesian), Coal Ball Peels, Golden Coprolites, String

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