Elatocladus leptophyllus
Pinophyta (conifers), Class Pinopsida
Geological Time: Lower Cretaceous
Size (25.4 mm = 1 inch): Fossil is 37 mm long by 8 mm wide; Matrix: 126 mm by 80 mm
Fossil Site: Yixian Formation, Liaoning Province of China
Code: BF005
Price: $55.00
 Description:
The deposits of the Liaoning and Hebei Provinces of China are best
known for their wonderful faunal assemblages, but plants are preserved
as well. This fantastic diversity and exquisite detail is unprecedented
throughout the world. This is a small branch from the conifer Elatocladus.
Conifers were abundant throughout the Mesozoic, with many forms occurring
well into the Cretaceous. As yet, all conifers from the Yixian Formation
belong to extinct genera. I was only able to secure a few examples
of plants with my last group of Yixian insects. They comprised less
than 10% of the specimens I received. |
