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THBRare Fossilized Permian Walchia Tree Pollen Cone
Lot 84a
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Artemis Gallery
686 S Taylor Ave, Ste 106
Louisville, CO 80027
United States
Selling antiquities, ancient and ethnographic art online since 1993, Artemis Gallery specializes in Classical Antiquities (Egyptian, Greek, Roman, Near Eastern), Asian, Pre-Columbian, African / Tribal / Oceanographic art. Our extensive inventory includes pottery, stone, metal, wood, glass and textil...Read more
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Western Europe, Germany, Rhineland Pfalz, Permian, ca. 290 to 260 million years ago. An extremely rare fossil of a pollen cone from a prehistoric tree that dates to a period before dinosaurs! This specimen displays a huge fossilized male cone of the extinct Walchia; a long stem with the conical tip - this delicate plant organ produced pollen for fertilization and is a part of this plant that is rarely preserved! Walchia was a prehistoric conifer like a cypress, that grew in the swamp forests of what is now Western Germany during the Lower Permian. The roots of these plants were not particularly strong and during storms, large numbers were up-rooted and deposited in low lying regions, rapidly buried under sediments. While common in smaller fragments, large fossils of Walchia are scarce and a pollen cone is practically the "Holy Grail" of a fossilized plant collection! Size: 20" L x 12" W (50.8 cm x 30.5 cm)
Fossils from the Permian Period are often overlooked but their importance in the fossil record is immense. Permian extinction was a series of extinction pulses that contributed to the greatest mass extinction termed, "The Great Dying." It was an event on our planet that almost wiped out all life as we know it, well before the first dinosaurs even walked the Earth. The Permian extinction was responsible for the elimination of over 95 percent of marine and 70 percent of terrestrial species. In addition, over half of all taxonomic families present at the time, disappeared. It was the largest and most devastating extinction in Earth's history!
Please note: The current laws in this state of Germany have forbid the collection of these remarkable fossils since 1986. This legislation has permanently ended the supply of such magnificent specimens such as this one being offered here. This rare example was originally collected years prior to the ban.
Provenance: ex-private Frankfurt, Germany collection, from the 1960s
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PLEASE NOTE: Due to recent increases of shipments being seized by Australian & German customs (even for items with pre-UNESCO provenance), we will no longer ship most antiquities and ancient Chinese art to Australia & Germany. For categories of items that are acceptable to ship to Australia or Germany, please contact us directly or work with your local customs brokerage firm.
Display stands not described as included/custom in the item description are for photography purposes only and will not be included with the item upon shipping.
#172856Repaired but no restoration and all original fossil material. Epoxy reinforced on back.Condition
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