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Histories of Northamptonshire

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  • Fossil screw pine - Pandanocarpum ooliticum (Carruthers) © NMAG

    Screw Pine Fossil

    This screw pine fossil is a rare type specimen. Parts of Jurassic Northamptonshire were submerged in a shallow warm sea and tropical plants thrived on the nearby land.

    168 million years ago Geologic to Prehistoric

  • Copper metal tree label affixed to trees planted in the grounds of Ecton Hall © NMAG

    Tree Label

    Tree label identifying a Hemlock spruce, part of the arboretum planted by the Sotheby family of Ecton Hall.

    1902 Modern