Stigmaria ficoides Brongniart.
Part of the root system from a giant Lycopod tree. Both surface covered in the pits left from rootlet attachment points. Would have come from one of many collieries nearby and ended up on the beach. Really nice specimen.
Carboniferous, Westphalian, Coal Measures.
Seaham, Tyne & Wear.
Specimen : 18 x 12 cm.
