Horsetail: Palaeotachya sp. (Cornell Univ.)

2 Views
Find Similar (BETA)Download
Author name
Digital Atlas of Ancient Life
Source
Sketchfab
Polygon Count
244,568
Release Date
2019-08-05
License
CC0 1.0
plantpennsylvaniaconefossilpaleontologyfossilsplantaehorsetailpaleobotanypaleozoicpennsylvaniancalamitessphenophytesphenophytapalaeostachya

Asset Overview

Fossil specimen of the cone of the horsetail *Palaeostachya* from the Pennsylvanian of Columbia County, Pennsylvania. This is a cone produced by a large, extinct horsetail (Calamitaceae). Specimen is from the Cornell University Paleobotanical Collection (CUPC), Ithaca, New York (#1464). Length of specimen is approximately 15 cm. Model by Emily Hauf.