Fern fossil
E440/0167 Rights Managed
530 pixels on longest edge, unwatermarked
Request/Download high-res file
Uncompressed file size: 34.5MB
Downloadable file size: 12.2MB
Please login to use the price calculator
Credit: HERVE CONGE, ISM/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY
Caption: Fern fossil. Rock containing fossilised fronds of a Pecopteris sp. fern. This fern dates from the Carboniferous period (350-290 million years ago). The Carboniferous period was a time when ferns dominated the land and, when they died, they formed large beds of coal (a form of carbon). This led to the name of Carboniferous for this geological time period. Fossils appear when rocks form around objects that have been buried in mud or ash. As the rock forms, the shape and anatomy of buried animals or plants can be preserved. Ferns are flowerless plants that reproduce using spores. They first appear in the fossil record during the Carboniferous period.
Release details: Model release not required. Property release not required.
Keywords: ancient, biological, biology, botanical, botany, carboniferous, dead, early, extinct, fern, fossil, fossilised, fossilized, frond, fronds, leaf, leaves, mineralised, nature, palaeontological, palaeontology, paleontological, paleontology, pecopteris, plant, prehistoric, prehistory, preserved, primitive, pteridophyte, rock
Licence fees: A licence fee will be charged for any media (low or high resolution) used in your project.