Cyclopteris fimbriata and Neuropteris sp.
UNB-2020-0307Fossils » Eukaryote » Plantae
Description
Kingdom: Plantae
Family: Neuropteridae
Genus: Cyclopteris (Brongniart, 1828)
Species: Cyclopteris fimbriata (Lesquereux, 1858)
Kingdom: Plantae
Phylum: Tracheophyta
Family: Medullosaceae
Genus: Neuropteris (Brongniart, 1828)
One small specimen of a fan-like Cyclopteris (0.9 cm x 0.9 cm) with thin, prominent veins. Several pinnae of Neuropteris (~3.8 cm x 1.9 cm) with rounded, elongated pinnules (0.9 cm x 0.4 cm) that have thin lateral veins and prominent medial veins.
Specifications
| Object name | Cyclopteris fimbriata and Neuropteris sp. |
|---|---|
| ID | UNB-2020-0307 |
| Legal status | Permanent collection |
| Category | Fossil |
| Classification | Domain: Eukaryote Kingdom: Plantae |
| Composition | Mudstone |
| Age | Eon: Phanerozoic Era: Paleozoic Period: Carboniferous Subperiod: Pennsylvanian Epoch: Middle Pennsylvanian Age: Westphalian |
| Numeric age | 315 Mya |
| Origin | Sunbury County, New Brunswick, Canada |
| Pieces | 1 |
| Partial | No |
| Measurements |
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Map of Origin
Publications
- A. T. Brongniart. 1828. Prodrome d'une histoire des végétaux fossiles.. Paris: F. G. Levrault.