PALAEOBOTANICAL RESEARCH   GROUP
 
UNIVERSITY  MÜNSTER
 
HISTORY  OF  PALAEOZOIC  FORESTS
COAL  SWAMP  FORESTS
 

 
 Several dioramas of coal swamp forests have been published. A number also appeared on the worldwide web.
Some look very dramatic, other look like botanical gardens while some seem to have a more realistic touch.
 

 
 
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Carboniferous landscapes
Devonian-Carboniferous landscape Peabody Museum, Yale  Part of a famous mural
Carboniferous landscape Milwaukee Public Museum   
Carboniferous landscape  Field Museum, Chicago   
A Carboniferous forest R.A. Spicer, Open University, Milton Keynes  
Carboniferous Landscape Diorama Denver Museum of Natural History   
Carboniferous Forests Ralph E. Taggart, Michigan State University The famous Chicago Field Museum Diorama
 Carboniferous forest  Natural History Museum, Maastricht  
Carboniferous forest Museum of Natural History, Univ. Michigan  General overview
Carboniferous forest Museum of Natural History, Univ. Michigan  Lycopod stem with (seed) ferns and sphenophylls
Carboniferous forest Museum of Natural History, Univ. Michigan  Sigillarians
Carboniferous forest Museum of Natural History, Univ. Michigan  The inevitable giant dragonfly
Carboniferous forest Museum University Münster  
 
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Disclaimer

The last check of the list of links was done on 25 November 1999. The links give the most direct connections to illustrations available on the web.  The above ratings are of course subjective but should be helpful for finding the fastest way to good pictures on the web. Suggestions for improvement and hints to other internet resources are most welcome
  
© Forschungsstelle für Paläobotanik, Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster 
November 1999