2024

NY9939 : Fossil tree stump at Stanhope

taken 11 months ago, near to Stanhope, County Durham, England

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Fossil tree stump at Stanhope
Fossil tree stump at Stanhope
This is in the churchyard of St Thomas's church in the town centre. It's the fossilised stump of a giant Sigillaria from the Carboniferous era about 320 million years ago. This was an early member of the present day club mosses, which are now small plants. The fossil was found in a quarry at Edmonbyers Cross, on the moors north of Stanhope.

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Geographical Context: Historic sites and artefacts Religious sites City, Town centre Primary Subject: Fossil other tags: Churchyard Town Centre Click a tag, to view other nearby images.
This photo is linked from: Automatic Clusters: · Stanhope Town [42] · St Thomas's Church [31] · Fossil Tree [10] · Churchyard of St [7] ·
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Robert Graham   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Tuesday, 23 July, 2024   (more nearby)
Submitted
Thursday, 12 September, 2024
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! NY 9966 3919 [10m precision]
WGS84: 54:44.8600N 2:0.4082W
Camera Location
OSGB36: geotagged! NY 99675 39193
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West-northwest (about 292 degrees)
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