Stigmaria - this is a fossilized root section of a Lepidodendron "tree" still embedded in the rock. Over 300 million years ago, this area was covered in forest of these large tree-like plants, related to modern Club mosses. County Clare, Ireland. Cormacscoast.com walking tours #wildatlanticway #walkingtours #discoverireland #keepdiscovering #fossil #irishfossils #Lepidodendron #stigmaria #burrenandcliffsofmohergeopark #atlanticgeoparks #Ireland | Cormac's Coast

40K views · 115 reactions | A large number of 300-million-year-old lepidodendron fossils have recently been discovered in the suburbs of Yangquan City, north China's Shanxi Province. Experts say so far, they are the best-preserved ones unearthed in China. Lepidodendron is an extinct genus of primitive lycopodian vascular plants. It was a major coal-forming plant that existed around 300 million years ago. | CGTN | Facebook