Photo by Lauri Poldre Learning how to identify plant fossils is very important because it lets us look into our planet’s past. Thomas McLoughlin, author of the book A GUIDE TO PENNSYLVANIAN (CARBONIFEROUS) AGE PLANT FOSSILS OF SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA, is a Pennsylvanian book about fossil plants. Mr. McLoughlin talks about the prehistoric fossilized plants buried beneath Earth.Continue reading “How to Identify Plant Fossils Like a Geologist”
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Plant Fossils: What Mysteries Do They Hide
After reading Thomas Mcloughlin’s A Guide to Pennsylvanian Age Plant Fossils, I was intrigued by the implications that analyzing plant fossils had. These are my thoughts. Thomas Mcloughlin’s A Guide to Pennsylvanian (Carboniferous) Age Plant Fossils of Southwest Virginia is a wonderful picture guide to the plant fossils of the Central Appalachian coalfields, as well as a fewContinue reading “Plant Fossils: What Mysteries Do They Hide”
The Damsel’s Files 