Lepidodendron branches terminated in shaggy leaves called lepidophylloides. These leaves, like the branches, were dichotomously forked and bore a remarkable resemblence to several species of modern conifers.
Lepidodendron branches terminated in shaggy leaves called lepidophylloides.
These leaves, like the branches, were dichotomously forked and bore
a remarkable resemblence to several species of modern conifers.
Rock Type: Gray shale
Formation: Kanawha
Interval: Coalburg seam
Age: Middle Pennsylvanian Period, approx. 307 million years.
Location: Nicholas County, West Virginia; Ramp Run Surface Mine #1, located about 12 miles north of Summersville, West Virginia. Turn west off route 19 north of Summersville onto Spruce Run Road. Follow it out the ridge about 7 miles. Turn left downhill to Bufallo Creek.
