Coast Redwood (Sequoia sempervirens?)

Object/Artifact

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Crater Rock Museum

Name/Title

"Coast Redwood" (Sequoia sempervirens?)

Entry/Object ID

96.01.057

Description

A piece of (petrifed?) wood, partially burnt, identified by the common name "coast redwood" in the original catalog. This common name corresponds to the extant species Sequoia sempervirens, but it is unclear if the original cataloger meant this species. It is unclear from the original catalog entry whether this specimen is petrified or recent wood. Clade: Gymnospermae Clade: Tracheophytes Division: Pinophyta Class: Pinopsida Order: Pinales Family: Cupressaceae Genus: Sequoia Species: S. sempervirens

Collection

Fossil Collection

Acquisition

Accession

96.01

Source or Donor

Crater Rock Museum

Acquisition Method

Gift

Notes

"Y Land" is written after the accession number.