ALDecombeix 🌿
Trying to understand the (not so easy) life of a small tree that grew 240 million years ago...Look at these inner vs. outer rings! 🌲⛏️ Happy #fossilfriday ! #paleobotany #plant #fossil
Jul 28, 2023 at 11:12amWeb
Show threadBomengidsNl TreeGuide EuropeJul 28, 2023
@ALDecombeix Is left inner?
Also many trees start their life under the canopy and thus grow slowly / without much light when they are young. Only if a gap occurs they can speed up growing.
Show threadALDecombeix 🌿Jul 29, 2023
@bomengidsnl yes the photo on the left is the inner part. The one on the right shows how the >50 most external rings look like so it started growing slowly at some point and never stopped until it died. Other fossil woods found with it don't show this, so it's not due to some general environmental factor.
Show threadBomengidsNl TreeGuide EuropeJul 29, 2023
@ALDecombeix Ah, I see. Thanks for answering 👍🌳🌳🌳