Cordaites sp. & Neuropteris sp.

UNB-2020-0271Fossils » Eukaryote » Plantae

Description

Kingdom: Plantae Phylum: Pinophyta Class: Pinopsida Order: Cordaitanthales Genus: Cordaites (Unger, 1850) Kingdom: Plantae Phylum: Tracheophyta Family: Medullosaceae Genus: Neuropteris (Brongniart, 1828) Cordaites on one side of the sediment with thin, longitudinal ribbing. The other side of the sediment has a few pinnules of Neurpteris sp. with lateral and medial veining. *Missing.

Specifications

Object nameCordaites sp. & Neuropteris sp.
IDUNB-2020-0271
Legal statusPermanent collection
CategoryFossil
Classification
Domain:
Eukaryote
Kingdom:
Plantae
CompositionMudstone
Age
Eon:
Phanerozoic
Era:
Paleozoic
Period:
Carboniferous
Subperiod:
Pennsylvanian
Epoch:
Middle Pennsylvanian
Age:
Westphalian
Numeric age315 Mya
OriginNewcastle Creek, Grand Lake, New Brunswick, Canada
Pieces1
PartialNo
Measurements
  • 1.5cm x 19cm x 12cm

Map of Origin

Publications

  • A. T. Brongniart. 1828. Prodrome d'une histoire des végétaux fossiles.. Paris: F. G. Levrault.