EXTREMELY RARE LARGE Important Permian Glossopteris Specimen Fossil - Antarctica for Sale

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EXTREMELY RARE LARGE Important Permian Glossopteris Specimen Fossil - Antarctica For Sale

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EXTREMELY RARE LARGE Important Permian Glossopteris Specimen Fossil - Antarctica:
$2895.00

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This specimen was collected in Bowers Mountain, Antarctica
This listing features an extremely rare and highly sought-after Permian Glossopteris fossil from Antarctica. The fossil is a natural specimen with no enhancements and is the exact one shown in the listing photo. This unique and valuable piece is a must-have for any rock, fossil, or mineral specimen collector. The fossil was mined in Antarctica and is a one-of-a-kind piece of history. Its type of rock is fossil and it has been categorized as both a crystal and a collectible. This Glossopteris fossil is a testament to the natural wonders of our planet and is sure to be a centerpiece in any collection.
Description: Scant but important fossil plants are known from several locations in Antarctica. This specimen is of several leaves and associated fragments on the reverse comes from expeditions of over 40 years ago. The actual plant from which it comes in a member of the genus Glossopteris.
Glossopteris leaves are a widespread fossil, but are difficult to assign by species because of the wide variety of venation patterns and morphology. This one is named for the location in which it was found. Glossopteris trees are found throughout what was once Gondwana, another support for continental drift.The genus derives its name from the green words for tongue and fern. They favored a swampy habitat, and some had leaves up to a meter in length. The leaves have only rarely ever been found attached to branches, but the restoration here is of one that had a tree-like habit. Few Glossopteris leaves have been found in strata younger than the Permian, a time that closed with the greatest of all mass extinctions on the planet.
Why is Glossopteris important?The distribution of this plant was among the first evidence for continental drift.Glossopteris fossils provide important evidence for currently accepted distribution of continental plates in the Permian period that ended 250 million years ago.