Plant fossils recently found in Hazard (Perry County) Kentucky in the Breathitt Group. These fossils appear to be
Calamites from the Pennsylvanian (Carboniferous) Period. The leaflets protruding from the stem segment lines are called
Annularia though the entire fossil plant is
Calamites. See the
Kentucky Paleontological Society web site for more information.
Last two pictures are of
Calamites living relative
Equisetum (Horsetail Reed).
Thanks to my cousin Kenny for allowing me to photograph the fossils and the last picture on this post he took in Washington state (USA).
