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NHM Fossil Tree

Craigleith Stone

  • Fossil
  • Sandstone
  • Lower Carboniferous

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Location of Geological Feature
Ornamental fossil tree, standing outside the Natural History Museum. This tree was found in Craigleith Quarry in Edinburgh in 1873 and sent soon thereafter to the Natural History Museum.
Fossils
Fossil tree trunks.
Rock Type
Sandstone
Geological Age
Lower Carboniferous
Quarry Location
Craigleith, Edinburgh, Scotland, UK
Category
Fossil
Nearest station
South Kensington
Address
Cromwell Road SW7 5BD
Date of build
1873
Find out more
Lyon, G., 1873, Discovery of a New Fossil Tree in Craigleith Quarry, Edinburgh., Transactions of the Edinburgh Geological Society, 2, 219-220.
NHM Fossil Tree — Craigleith Stone
Craigleith Stone at NHM Fossil Tree
Craigleith Stone at NHM Fossil Tree (detail 2)
    Entry submitted by Ruth Siddall

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