Neuropteris fern fossils from Crock Hey Mine, Wigan, UK

Fossilised Neuropteris ferns on a stone backing matrix, available in a range of sizes.

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Neuropteris fern fossils from Crock Hey Mine, Wigan, UK

These fossilised ferns are known as Neuropteris, and come sitting on a stone matrix.

These ferns date from the upper Carboniferous and were found in the Crock Hey open cast mine, near Wigan, UK.

They often come as positive and negative parts of a single nodule - a stone has been cracked in half and the fossil is in the middle.

 

Currently, we have:

  • #2 - 45x37x34MM approximately. This is a nice specimen with a single well defined fossil inclusion. A complete split nodule, in two halves.

Additional information

Weight 0.11 kg
Dimensions 15 × 10 × 5 cm
Specimen

#1 – 40x37x20MM, #2 – 45x37x34MM, #3 – 60x39x16MM, #4 – 55x40x21MM, #5 – 48.5x32x20MM, #6 – 35x34x11MM, #7 – 37.5x35x19.5MM

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