| P number: | P775851 |
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| Caption: | Genus: Prototaxites; Taxon: Plants: Undifferentiated; Locality: Forfarshire, Scotland. Microscope slide from the Sir Joseph D. Hooker Collection, BGS. |
| Description: | This slide shows a giant fungus called Prototaxites that grew to a height of several metres. This specimen was found by Mr Powrie, near Forfar, Scotland, in the 1840s. Age: Devonian Period, 400 million years old. |
| Copyright statement: | NERC |
| Additional information: | From Collection I: Miscellaneous material. |
| Orientation: | Landscape |
| Size: | 119.65 KB; 999 x 666 pixels; 85 x 56 mm (print at 300 DPI); 264 x 176 mm (screen at 96 DPI); |
| Average Rating: | Not yet rated |
| Categories: | Unsorted Images, Special collections/ Joseph D. Hooker collection of microscope slides |
| Collection ID number: | Palaeosaurus ID: PF 7687 |
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