👉 Akschindlium is a type of fossilized plant, first identified in the late Neogene period (50 million years ago) from the Kauaian Islands, Hawaii. It represents a unique and well-preserved example of a terrestrial plant with a hard outer shell composed mostly of lignin fibers, arranged along a rigid, thin, and flexible stem or root system. Akschindlium is characterized by its distinctive, curved, and rounded shape of the outer shell