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Alfred Russel Wallace Fossil Tree

Purbeck Fossil Tree

  • Fossil
  • Silicified Wood
  • Upper Jurassic

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Location of Geological Feature
A large fossil tree is used to mark the grave of naturalist and evolutionary theorist Alfred Russel Wallace and his wife Annie Wallace.
Fossils
Trunk of conifer trees of the species Protocupressinoxylon purbeckensis.
Rock Type
Silicified Wood
Geological Age
Upper Jurassic
Quarry Location
Isle of Portland, Dorset, England, UK.
Category
Fossil
Nearest station
Poole
Address
Broadstone Cemetery, 83, Dunyeats Road BH18 8AF
Date of build
1913
Alfred Russel Wallace Fossil Tree — Purbeck Fossil Tree
Purbeck Fossil Tree at Alfred Russel Wallace Fossil Tree
Purbeck Fossil Tree at Alfred Russel Wallace Fossil Tree (detail 2)
Purbeck Fossil Tree at Alfred Russel Wallace Fossil Tree (detail 3)
    Entry submitted by Ruth Siddall

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