Annularia latifolia & Neuropteris polymorpha
UNB-2020-0226Fossils » Eukaryote » Plantae
Description
Kingdom: Plantae
Phylum: Pteridophyta
Class: Polypodopsida
Subclass: Equisetidae
Order: Equisetales
Genus: Annularia (Sternberg, 1821)
Species: Annularia latifolia (Dawson, 1862)
Kingdom: Plantae
Phylum: Tracheophyta
Family: Medullosaceae
Genus: Neuropteris (Brongniart, 1828)
Species: Neuropteris polymorpha (Dawson)
Several whorls of Annularia latifolia (~2.5 cm x 1.8 cm) with bladed leaves (~1.7 cm x 0.3 cm). Partial Neuropteris polymorpha pinnules are visible.
Specifications
| Object name | Annularia latifolia & Neuropteris polymorpha |
|---|---|
| ID | UNB-2020-0226 |
| 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 | Lancaster, New Brunswick, Canada |
| Pieces | 1 |
| Partial | No |
| Measurements |
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Map of Origin
Publications
- A. T. Brongniart. 1828. Prodrome d'une histoire des végétaux fossiles.. Paris: F. G. Levrault.