Conifer: Ernestiodendron germanica (Cornell U.)

Description

Fossil branches of *Ernestiodendron germanica* from the Permian of Germany. *Ernestiodendron* is in the extinct Paleozoic conifer order Voltziales, family Utrechtiaceae. Specimen is from the Cornell University Paleobotanical Collection (CUPC), Ithaca, New York. Length of specimen is approximately 13.5 cm. Model by Emily Hauf.