Sphenophyllum emarginatum
UNB-2020-0221Fossils » Eukaryote » Plantae » Tracheophyta » Equisetopsida
Description
Kingdom: Plantae
Phylum: Tracheophyta
Class: Equisetopsida
Order: Spenophyllales
Genus: Sphenophyllum (König, 1825)
Species: Sphenophyllum emarginatum (Brongniart, 1822)
One ribbed stem (5.1 cm x 1.9 cm) with multiple whorls of wedge-shaped leaves (0.9 cm x 0.3 cm).
Specifications
| Object name | Sphenophyllum emarginatum |
|---|---|
| ID | UNB-2020-0221 |
| Legal status | Permanent collection |
| Category | Fossil |
| Classification | Domain: Eukaryote Kingdom: Plantae Phylum: Tracheophyta Class: Equisetopsida |
| Composition | Mudstone |
| Age | Eon: Phanerozoic Era: Paleozoic Period: Carboniferous Subperiod: Pennsylvanian Epoch: Middle Pennsylvanian Age: Westphalian |
| Numeric age | 315 Mya |
| Origin | Sunbury County, New Brunswick, Canada |
| Pieces | 1 |
| Partial | No |
| Measurements |
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