Annularia latfolia

UNB-2020-0222Fossils » Eukaryote » Plantae » Pteridophyta » Polypodiopsida » Equisetidae

Description

Kingdom: Plantae Phylum: Pteridophyta Class: Polypodiopsida Subclass: Equisetidae Order: Equisetales Genus: Annularia (Sternberg, 1821) Species: Annularia latfolia (Dawson, 1862) Two samples; One sample has three whorls (~1.5 cm x 1.6 cm) with ~ 10 leaves (~0.9 cm x 0.2 cm) and the other sample has two whorls (~1.5 cm x 1.3 cm) with ~10 leaves (0.9 cm x 0.15 cm).

Specifications

Object nameAnnularia latfolia
IDUNB-2020-0222
Legal statusPermanent collection
CategoryFossil
Classification
Domain:
Eukaryote
Kingdom:
Plantae
Phylum:
Pteridophyta
Class:
Polypodiopsida
Subclass:
Equisetidae
CompositionMudstone
Age
Eon:
Phanerozoic
Era:
Paleozoic
Period:
Carboniferous
Subperiod:
Pennsylvanian
Epoch:
Middle Pennsylvanian
Age:
Westphalian
Numeric age315 Mya
OriginDuck Cove, Lancaster, New Brunswick, Canada
Pieces2
PartialNo
Measurements
  • 6.1cm x 4.5cm x 0.8cm
  • 6.3cm x 4.5cm x 1.2cm

Map of Origin