Pecopteris sp.
UNB-2020-0225Fossils » Eukaryote » Plantae » Pteridophyta » Pteropsida » Filicinae
Description
Kingdom: Plantae
Phylum: Pteridophyta
Class: Pteropsida
Subclass: Filicinae
Genus: Pecopteris (Brongniart, 1822)
One sample with a partial blade that has several pinnae (~2.5 cm x 0.6 cm) with multiple pinnules (~0.2 cm x 0.15 cm). Visible medial veins on the pinnules. The other side of the sediment has two partial pinnae (3.2 cm x 1.7 cm & 3.5 cm x 1.7 cm) with rounded pinnules (~0.9 cm x 0.5 cm) that have visible medial veins.
Specifications
| Object name | Pecopteris sp. |
|---|---|
| ID | UNB-2020-0225 |
| Legal status | Permanent collection |
| Category | Fossil |
| Classification | Domain: Eukaryote Kingdom: Plantae Phylum: Pteridophyta Class: Pteropsida Subclass: Filicinae |
| 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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