Fern: Crenulopteris acadica (PRI 42681)

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Digital Atlas of Ancient Life
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Sketchfab
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244,504
Release Date
2019-08-07
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CC0 1.0
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Animation of fossil foliage (part and counterpart) of the fern *Crenulopteris acadica* from the Pennsylvanian of Kanakee County, Illinois (PRI 42681). Pinna (portion of a compound leaf). Marattioid fern (Order Marattiales, Family Psaroniaceae). Specimen is on display at the [Museum of the Earth](http://www.priweb.org), Ithaca, New York. Length of specimen is approximately 16.5 cm. Model by Emily Hauf.