Sphenophyllum subtenerrimum

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Description

Kingdom: Plantae Phylum: Tracheophyta Class: Equisetopsida Order: Sphenophyllales Genus: Sphenophyllum (König, 1825) Species: Sphenophyllum subtenerrimum (Nath, 1902) Sample with several whorls (1.6 cm x 1.4 cm) with fan-shaped leaves (0.5 cm x 0.9 cm).

Specifications

Object nameSphenophyllum subtenerrimum
IDUNB-2020-0233
Legal statusPermanent collection
CategoryFossil
Classification
Domain:
Eukaryote
Kingdom:
Plantae
Phylum:
Tracheophyta
Class:
Equisetopsida
CompositionMudstone
Age
Eon:
Phanerozoic
Era:
Paleozoic
Period:
Carboniferous
Subperiod:
Pennsylvanian
Epoch:
Middle Pennsylvanian
Age:
Westphalian
Numeric age315 Mya
OriginLancaster, New Brunswick, Canada
Pieces1
PartialNo
Measurements
  • 0.2cm x 6.2cm x 6.7cm

Map of Origin