Calamites suckowii
UNB-2019-0687Fossils » Eukaryote » Plantae » Pteridophyta » Polypodiopsida » Equisetidae
Description
Kingdom: Plantae
Phylum: Pteridophyta
Class: Polypodiopsida
Subclass: Equisetidae
Order: Equisetales
Family: Calamitaceae
Genus: Calamites (Suckow, 1784)
Species: Calamites suckowii (Brongniart, 1828)
Flattened stem that shows distinctive vertical ribbing and joints.
Specifications
| Object name | Calamites suckowii |
|---|---|
| ID | UNB-2019-0687 |
| Legal status | Permanent collection |
| Category | Fossil |
| Classification | Domain: Eukaryote Kingdom: Plantae Phylum: Pteridophyta Class: Polypodiopsida Subclass: Equisetidae |
| Composition | Mudstone |
| Age | Eon: Phanerozoic Era: Paleozoic Period: Carboniferous Subperiod: Pennsylvanian Epoch: Westphalian |
| Numeric age | 315 Mya |
| Origin | Joggins, Nova Scotia, Canada |
| Pieces | 1 |
| Partial | No |
| Measurements |
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