Wood
Wood comes from trees.
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Kingdom: Plantae Divisions: Pinophyta (conifers) and Magnoliophyta (Flowering trees) There are several other types of trees, such as ginkgos and cycads. |
Wood
Wood comes from trees.
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Timescale: Conifers appeared about 290 million years ago. Flowering plants, such as deciduous trees, appeared about 140 years ago.
Fossilised wood often shows the structure of the wood. |
Size: 50mm
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Size: 30mm
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Size: 20mm
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This shows a slice through a branch, showing the tree rings. Size: 42mm |
This is Oakstone, from Youlgreave, Derbystone. Size: 82mm |
This wood is from the Jurassic period, about 160 million years old. It is from Peterborough. Size: 110 mm |
© Jo Edkins 2007 - Return to Fossils index