FIG. 4. — A-E,?Brachyoxylon sp. from the Zechstein (Upper Permian) of Frankenberg-Geismar (NW-Hesse); A, radial section, showing the central pith, flanked by cracks filled with sediment (Pb-WB-H-1/b); B, radial section, showing remains of a branch(?) (Pb-WB- H-1/b); C, detail of B, showing tracheids and rays adjacent to the branch(?) (Pb-WB-H-1/b); D, cross-section, showing cracks filled with sediment (Pb-WB-H-1/a); E, radial section, showing cracks filled with sediment (Pb-WB-H-1/b); F, G, charcoal from the Zechstein (Upper Permian) of Frankenberg-Geismar (NW-Hesse), exhibiting checked cell-walls, resulting from desiccation prior to charring. Scale bars: A, 500 µm; B, 1 mm; C, 100 µm; D, E, 1 mm; F, 90 µm; G, 30 µm.

Published as part of Uhl, Dieter, 2004, Anatomy and taphonomy of a coniferous wood from the Zechstein (Upper Permian) of NW-Hesse (Germany), pp. 391-401 in Geodiversitas 26 (3) on page 399, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.5374551