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You know that feeling when you just need to throw down an idea like a raw lump of clay? Arthropleura taking advantage of the pithy centre of a Lepidodendron damaged in a severe Carboniferous wind storm.
I have another clade-specific terminology diagram, which'll be part of an upcoming blog post!
This time it's the #lycopods!!!
#scicom #sciart #botany #selaginella #lycopodium #isoëtes #lycophytes #lepidodendron
@asparaguspea @CardiffCurator @LifeOnBaars Wow, what a great find! I've created many wax models and illustrations of lepidodendron with @Chris_Cleal Some of them for display @BigPitMuseum I'm sure he'd love to see this!
@caws_llyffant
Lepidodendron: or 'the scale tree" was a genus of primitive, vascular, tree-like plant related to the club mosses. They reached heights of over 30m (100 ft), with trunks over 1m (3.3 ft) in diameter. They thrived between 359-299 MYA. #FossilFriday #ArborDay