Asterophyllites sp.
UNB-2020-0219Fossils » Eukaryote » Plantae » Pteridophyta » Polypodiopsida » Equisetidae
Description
Kingdom: Plantae
Phylum: Pteridophyta
Class: Polypodiopsida
Subclass: Equisetidae
Order: Equisetales
Family: Calamitaceae
Genus: Asterophyllites (Brongniart, 1828)
Two partial whorls along the margin of the sediment (1.7 cm x 1.1 cm & 1.2 cm x 1.5 cm). Thin leaves (~0.8 cm x 0.1 cm) with faint medial veins. A large, rounded elongated pinnule (2.7 cm x 0.9 cm) is visible on the other side of the sediment with a medial vein that extended to the medial part of the pinnule.
Specifications
| Object name | Asterophyllites sp. |
|---|---|
| ID | UNB-2020-0219 |
| 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 |
| Numeric age | 358.9 Mya |
| Origin | Restigouche, Bathurst County, New Brunswick, Canada |
| Pieces | 1 |
| Partial | No |
| Measurements |
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Map of Origin
Publications
- A. T. Brongniart. 1828. Prodrome d'une histoire des végétaux fossiles.. Paris: F. G. Levrault.