Lepidodendron Fossil

Fossil imprint of a lepidodendron (common name: scale tree), an extinct primitive plant that thrived during the Carboniferous period. Found near Cedar Creek on Petit Jean Mountain.

Fossil imprint in rock wall with item of measurement placed by it

Courtesy of Don Higgins

Media

Time Period

Pre-European Exploration (Prehistory - 1540)

Category

Paleontology / Science and Medicine / Science and Technology

Type

Thing

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Topographic map of Petit Jean, Rose Creek, Cove, and Round Mountains with boundaries for Pope, Yell, Conway, and Perry counties indicated Petit Jean Mountain