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Catalog ID: CG-0152
K: Plantae
Taxonomy
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
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Geology
| Period: | Carboniferous |
| Group: | Conemaugh |
| Formation: | Glenshaw |
| Stratum: | Pine Creek marine zone |
This has been tentatively identified as a taproot due to its large size and straight-down appearance. The specimen starts out wide and becomes more narrow the further down it was. At the top, there were apparent side roots. Near the bottom, it appears rounded off but there is at least an off-shoot. It is very straight, however, not all taproots are straight. The epidermis is mostly missing from the front, likely adhered to whatever rock fell that was previously covering the specimen.