Sphenophyllum emarginatum and Neuropteris sp.
UNB-2020-0223Fossils » Eukaryote » Plantae
Description
Kingdom: Plantae
Phylum: Equisetophyta
Class: Equisetopsida
Order: Sphenophyllales
Genus: Sphenophyllum (König, 1825)
Species: Sphenophyllum emarginatum (Brongniart, 1822)
Kingdom: Plantae
Phylum: Tracheophyta
Family: Medullaosaceae
Genus: Neuropteris (Brongniart, 1828)
One almost complete whorl (2.3 cm x 2.0 cm) of Sphenophyllum emarginatum with wedge-like leaves (0.7 cm x 0.3 cm). The other side of the sediment has two partial pinnae of Neuropteris sp. (3.2 cm x 1.5 cm & 3.9 cm x 1.4 cm). Pinnae have rounded, oval shaped pinnules (~0.9 cm x 0.4 cm) with faint medial veins.
Specifications
| Object name | Sphenophyllum emarginatum and Neuropteris sp. |
|---|---|
| ID | UNB-2020-0223 |
| Legal status | Permanent collection |
| Category | Fossil |
| Classification | Domain: Eukaryote Kingdom: Plantae |
| 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 |
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Map of Origin
Publications
- A. T. Brongniart. 1828. Prodrome d'une histoire des végétaux fossiles.. Paris: F. G. Levrault.