Carboniferous amphibian. Artwork of an Eryops amphibian (orange,lower centre) crawling among the swamp trees and vegetation that dominated the Earth during the Carboniferous Period (354-290 million years ago). These swamp plants eventually formed large beds of coal underground. The plants shown here are: Sphenophyllum emarginatum (lower left),a Calamites (lower right) and a tree fern (centre). The towering tree trunks are Lepidodendron,with stages of this plant's growth shown in the background | |
Lizenzart: | Lizenzpflichtig |
Credit: | Science Photo Library / Bizley, Richard |
Bildgröße: | 3551 px × 4936 px |
Modell-Rechte: | nicht erforderlich |
Eigentums-Rechte: | nicht erforderlich |
Restrictions: | - |