Chalcedony Fossil Horsetail Cone – Western Sahara

Description

Chalcedony Replaced Cone
Eocene
Western Sahara
Here’s an Eocene Equisetalean Cone from Western Sahara. This cone measures roughly 31 mm x 18 mm. This is a very nice cone for this area with excellent preservation. Most of the cells still retain the fossilized seeds. This is great for collectors of plant and cone fossils.
There is some new info regarding these so-called “Pine Cones” from Western Sahara. A very knowledgeable friend suggests they may actually be fossil Equisetalean (Horsetail) cones. Looking at the external structures and the internal structures from slices of these cones, I’m inclined to agree. There are also some sources suggesting the cones are actually Cretaceous in age, rather than Eocene, but most sources of these cones currently claim they are Eocene.
Specimen # 08.28.22-1
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