Old Ironsides USS Constitution mounteverest Above: Fossilized Araucaria

Above: Fossilized Araucaria

known as the Chelyabinsk meteor

the slab is housed in a small acrylic specimen jar within a glass-topped Riker display case

23" on the longest edge

71" fossil plant from the genus Neuropteris that was recovered from a coal bed in Kentucky

Old Ironsides USS Constitution mounteverest Above: Fossilized AraucariaWhen the USS Constitution triumphed over the HMS Guerriere during the War of 1812, the battleship became an icon of the US Navy and was beloved by the citizens of the young nation. During the battle, cannonballs seemed to glance off the side of the ship, earning the Constitution its nickname: Old Ironsides. This specimen is a piece of wood from Old Ironsides, recovered during restoration efforts in the 1920s. First appearing in the Fifth Edition,