Artisia approximata

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Description

Kingdom: Plantae Phylum: Pinophyta Class: Cordaitopsida Family: Cordacitaceae Genus: Artisia (Sternberg, 1838) Species: Artisia approximata (Lindley and Hutton?) Large cylindrical specimen with transverse bands (0.2 cm in diameter of each band).

Specifications

Object nameArtisia approximata
IDUNB-2020-0231
Legal statusPermanent collection
CategoryFossil
Classification
Domain:
Eukaryote
Kingdom:
Plantae
Phylum:
Pinophyta
Class:
Cordaitopsida
CompositionFine-grained Sandstone
Age
Eon:
Phanerozoic
Era:
Paleozoic
Period:
Carboniferous
Subperiod:
Pennsylvanian
Epoch:
Westphalian
Numeric age315 Mya
OriginGrand Lake, New Brunswick, Canada
Pieces1
PartialNo
Measurements
  • 1.8cm x 10.5cm x 4cm

Map of Origin