NEUROPTERIS: A COAL FOREST IN A DRILL CORE

Neuropteris sp.A coal mine drill core can bring up more than rock. Sometimes, it reveals a beautifully preserved fragment of an ancient forest. This Carboniferous fossil is tentatively identified as Neuropteris sp.—the “sp.” means the species is undetermined. Its rounded, tongue-shaped leaflets, called pinnules, preserve delicate veins branching towards their edges. Despite its fern-like

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