Fossil specimen : BGS Kdst791 – Undifferentiated Type
| Taxonomic Group |
Kingdom Plantae Phylum - Class - Order - |
|---|---|
| Fossil Name | Archaeopteris elegans Kidston |
| Type Status | Undifferentiated Type |
| Name History | Archaeopteris elegans Kidston |
| Registration No. | Kdst791 |
|---|---|
| Collector | Name not available |
| Donor or Associated Person | Kidston Collection 1925 |
| Held By |
 British Geological Survey
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| Comments | Lower Limestone Series Calderwood Group,Carboniferous Limestone |
| Country | Scotland |
|---|---|
| Locality | Limekilns - East Kilbride - Lanark. |
| Grid Reference | Not available |
| Rock Unit | Carboniferous Limestone Supergroup |
|---|---|
| Biozone | Not available |
| Geological Age |
Dinantian Subsystem (Carboniferous Period) (326.4 – 359.2 Ma B.P.) |
| References | Kidston 1923 Mem Geol Surv Palaeontology Vol II pl XLI,fig 3a Proc Roy Phys Soc Edin vol XII pl V,fig 1 |
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