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Fossil plant

Accession no.:

Y: 2010/37/2

Object name:

Fossil plant

Title:

Fossil plant

Description:

Fossil ferns, approximately 140 million years old. One of three specimens (Y: 2010/37/1-3) from Hope Bay and Alexander Island, Antarctica.

Classified name:

SPRI theme	geology
Current place name	Antarctic regions > British Antarctic Territory > Maritime Antarctic > Antarctic Peninsula > Trinity Peninsula
UDC	56
Geographic UDC	(*726.50)
Getty AAT	fossils

Field collection:

Place	Antarctic regions > British Antarctic Territory > Maritime Antarctic > Antarctic Peninsula > Trinity Peninsula
Collectionnumber	E153.1

Number of items:

Full description:

A piece of rock containing fossil ferns. The back is marked in ink with 'E153.1'. The corner has broken off and been glued back on.

Dimensions:

Museum catalogue: Antarctic Collection