Lepidodendron elegans
UNB-2020-0295Fossils » Eukaryote » Plantae » Lycophyta
Description
Kingdom: Plantae
Phylum: Lycophyta
Order: Lepidodendrales
Family: Lepidodendraceae
Genus: Lepidodendron (Sternberg, 1820)
Species: Lepidodendron elegans
Two samples of mudstone with two specimens of Lepidodendron elegans (6.7 cm x 2.1 cm & 14.6 cm x 3.5 cm). Both specimens have preserved rootlet scars (~0.7 cm x 0.2 cm) that are rounded/diamond shape in appearance.
Specifications
| Object name | Lepidodendron elegans |
|---|---|
| ID | UNB-2020-0295 |
| Legal status | Permanent collection |
| Category | Fossil |
| Classification | Domain: Eukaryote Kingdom: Plantae Phylum: Lycophyta |
| Composition | Mudstone |
| Age | Eon: Phanerozoic Era: Paleozoic Period: Carboniferous Subperiod: Pennsylvanian |
| Numeric age | 323.2 Mya |
| Origin | Gaspereau, Nova Scotia, Canada |
| Pieces | 2 |
| Partial | No |
| Measurements |
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