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Schilderia

Schilderia adamanica
Triassic, Chinle Formation
The micrograph of the specimen above shows the tracheids and two medullary rays at a growth ring. The rays display the characteristic chevron or "herring-bone" pattern. The image was originally taken at 20x.
 

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