Pecopteris (Alethopteris) sp.

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Description

Kingdom: Plantae Phylum: Pteridophyta Class: Pteropsida Subclass: Filicinae Genus: Pecopteris (Brongniart, 1822) Species: Pecopteris (Alethopteris) (Sternberg, 1825) Partial pinnule (3.0 cm x 0.6 cm) with no distinctive features.

Specifications

Object namePecopteris (Alethopteris) sp.
IDUNB-2020-0220
Legal statusPermanent collection
CategoryFossil
Classification
Domain:
Eukaryote
Kingdom:
Plantae
Phylum:
Pteridophyta
Class:
Pteropsida
Subclass:
Filicinae
CompositionMudstone
Age
Eon:
Phanerozoic
Era:
Paleozoic
Period:
Carboniferous
Subperiod:
Pennsylvanian
Epoch:
Middle Pennsylvanian
Age:
Westphalian
Numeric age315 Mya
OriginLancaster, New Brunswick, Canada
Pieces1
PartialNo
Measurements
  • 8.1cm x 4.9cm x 0.9cm

Map of Origin