Glossopteris
Fossil
About it
Tongue-shaped leaves with a clear midrib and a net of fine veins, from a Permian seed plant of Gondwana. Found in India, Australia, Africa, South America, and Antarctica, it helped show these lands were once joined.
- Type
- Fossil (plant)
- Group
- Seed fern (plant)
- Colours
- black, brown, grey
- Transparency
- opaque
- Periods
- Permian
Typical values: real specimens vary. For more, see mindat.org.