This slab of rock has lots of dispersed leaf fragments, including the scaly leaves of a very primitive conifer called *Walchia piniformis*. This object is part of the historical ‘Ettingshausen collection’, which is on permanent loan from the Institute of Biology, University of Graz. It is not currently on display. **Specimen**: Rock with multiple fossil leaf fragments, including the conifer shoot of *Walchia piniformis* **Inventory number**: NHMW-GEO-2024/0188/11124 **Collection**: NHMW, Geology & Palaeontology Dept., Palaeobotany (curator: Chris Mays) **Origin**: Rosice, Moravia, Czech Republic Find out more about the NHM Vienna [here](http://nhm.at/en). Scanned & edited by A.Haider (NHMW) Scanner: Artec Space Spider Contribution to the digitization project „Einsichten in die gesellschaftspolitische Dimension des NHMW über die Jahrhunderte von der Prägung des Wissenschafts-Verständnisses bis zum Nationalpark in der Lobau“ funded by the [BMWKMS](https://www.bmwkms.gv.at/).