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Jurassic Period: 199.6-145.5 Million Years Ago
Gallery: Australia


Osmunda Cobblestone Queensland, Australia
Mass 830g

Many of the Osmundaceae specimens in Australia are found as cobblestones. The ferns grew and died in Jurassic aged deposits. Later, they were weathered, eroded, and deposited in Eocene aged rivers. Continue to the next specimen to see what this cobblestone revealed when cut and polished.


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