Cut and Polished Psaronius Brasiliensis Fossil Fern Slice on Stand

PALEOZOIC ERA, PERMIAN AGE, CIRCA 280,000-250,000 B.P.

5 7/8 in. (1.07 kg total including stand, 14.8 cm).

Cut section from the trunk of an extinct tree fern showcasing the complex central vascular system. [No Reserve]

Provenance

From Brazil.
From the private collection of Kenneth Machin (1936-2020), Buckinghamshire, UK; his collection of antiquities and natural history was formed since 1948; thence by descent.

Accompanied by a copy of an old typed information slip.

CONDITION

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LOT 2398