Calamites sp.
UNB-2020-0297Fossils » Eukaryote » Plantae » Pteridophyta » Polypodiopsida » Equisetidae
Description
Kingdom: Plantae
Phylum: Pteridophyta
Class: Polypodiopsida
Subclass: Equisetidae
Order: Equisetales
Family: Calamitaceae
Genus: Calamites (Suckow, 1784)
Specimen of a Calamites root with prominent curvature. Thin vertical ribbing and faint transverse nodes.
Specifications
| Object name | Calamites sp. |
|---|---|
| ID | UNB-2020-0297 |
| Legal status | Permanent collection |
| Category | Fossil |
| Classification | Domain: Eukaryote Kingdom: Plantae Phylum: Pteridophyta Class: Polypodiopsida Subclass: Equisetidae |
| Composition | Fine-grained Sandstone |
| Age | Eon: Phanerozoic Era: Paleozoic Period: Carboniferous to Permian |
| Numeric age | 358.9 - 298.9 Mya |
| Origin | Grand Lake, New Brunswick, Canada |
| Pieces | 1 |
| Partial | No |
| Measurements |
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Map of Origin
Publications
- G. A. Suckow. 1784. Descriptio Calamitarum. Beschreibung eimiger merkwiirdigen abdriicke von der art der fogenaunten Calamiten. Historia et Commentationes. Acta Academiae Theodoro-Palatinae.