Plant
Lepidodendron
Lepidodendron aculeatum represents a Carboniferous tree-like lycopsid.
Lepidodendron aculeatum represents a Carboniferous tree-like lycopsid. Leaf scars give its trunk a striking patterned surface, and articulated fossils provide evidence about part of its branching crown.
Three stages. One companion.
Game artwork
AI-generated, stylized game illustrations. These designs and growth stages are imaginative, not scientific reconstructions.
Lepidodendron at a glance
- Diet
- Photosynthetic
- It used sunlight to make organic matter through photosynthesis.
- When it lived
- Carboniferous
- Group
- Lycopsida
- Arborescent lycopsids
- Fossil locations
- Hagen-Vorhalle, Germany
- Places where fossils have been found
Beyond the game
The real Lepidodendron
Lepidodendron aculeatum represents a Carboniferous tree-like lycopsid. Leaf scars give its trunk a striking patterned surface, and articulated fossils provide evidence about part of its branching crown.
It reproduced through spores. Its leafy crown, patterned trunk and underground structures formed parts of a single tree-like lycopsid.
Fossil discoveries
Selected fossil records · present-day map
Map references
Map: Natural Earth, public domain. Fossil records: Paleobiology Database and linked collections and publications.Sources & text credits
Explore the references behind this profile.
- Pott and Schöllmann 2026 — Insights into the canopy of the iconic Lepidodendron aculeatum, based on new articulated fossils from Hagen-Vorhalle
- Universidad de Zaragoza specimen LN-00018 — Lepidodendron aculeatum
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