2016
NZ4347 : Dawdon's Fossil Tree
taken 9 years ago, 3 km from Cold Hesledon, County Durham, England
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Dawdon's Fossil Tree
This fossil remnant of a tree has been installed on the open ground above Nose's Point, . The plaque reads
"The fossil here is likely to be a remnant of Sigillaria or club moss, a species that survives today as a short ground-hugging plant.
But in the Carboniferous swamps and forests, around 320 million years ago, it could grow up to 30 metres high.
This fossilised remnant is a section of the main trunk and would have quite a large specimen.
It was discovered in Dawdon Colliery."
"The fossil here is likely to be a remnant of Sigillaria or club moss, a species that survives today as a short ground-hugging plant.
But in the Carboniferous swamps and forests, around 320 million years ago, it could grow up to 30 metres high.
This fossilised remnant is a section of the main trunk and would have quite a large specimen.
It was discovered in Dawdon Colliery."
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- Grid Square
- NZ4347, 79 images (more nearby 🔍)
- Photographer
- Oliver Dixon (more nearby)
- Date Taken
- Wednesday, 10 February, 2016 (more nearby)
- Submitted
- Thursday, 11 February, 2016
- Subject Location
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OSGB36:
NZ 4372 4783 [10m precision]
WGS84: 54:49.4048N 1:19.2639W - Camera Location
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OSGB36: NZ 43694 47833
- View Direction
- EAST (about 90 degrees)
