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The Carboniferous coal swamps of West Virginia were dominated by ground pines of the genus Lepidodendron that could reach more than 100 feet in height. Sigilaria, however, was the largest tree and could be up to six feet in diameter at the base. [10] Other Carboniferous plant fossils in West Virginia include the leaves of seed ferns Alethopteris.
This list of the prehistoric life of West Virginia contains the various prehistoric life-forms whose fossilized remains have been reported from within the US state of West Virginia. Precambrian [ edit ]
This list of the Paleozoic life of West Virginia contains the various prehistoric life-forms whose fossilized remains have been reported from within the US state of West Virginia and are between 538.8 and 252.17 million years of age.
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This article contains a list of fossil-bearing stratigraphic units in the state of West Virginia, U.S. Sites. Group or Formation
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Kanawha Chert from West Virginia was found at Meadowcroft Rockshelter, Washington County, Pennsylvania. [28] Kanawha Chert source is 183.4 miles (114 km) southwest of Meadowcroft. [29] Paleo occupation has been dated from 11,320 to 14,225 BCE by radiocarbon dating. [30] [31]