Fossil Fern | Pecopteris polymorpha | France

Pecopteris polymorpha
Carboniferous (~300 MYO)
France

Plate approx. size: 4.25" x 3.25" x 0.5"

Upon closer inspection, the incredibly intricate details of this fern remain remarkably preserved.

Pecopteris polymorpha is an extinct  species of seed fern that reproduced from seeds as opposed to from spores like most modern ferns. These ferns flourished during the Carboniferous period.