Fossil specimen : BGS GSE5598 – Holotype
| Taxonomic Group |
Kingdom Plantae Phylum Pteridophyta Class - Order - |
|---|---|
| Fossil Name | Rhacopteris geikiei (Kidston) |
| Type Status | Holotype |
| Name History | Rhacopteris geikiei (Kidston) |
| Registration No. | GSE5598 |
|---|---|
| Collector | No name given on label. |
| Donor or Associated Person | Name not available |
| Held By |
 British Geological Survey
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| Comments | Calciferous Sandstone Series. 1" sheet 11. |
| Country | Scotland |
|---|---|
| Locality | Glencartholm - Langholm - Dumfriesshire. |
| Grid Reference | Not available |
| Rock Unit | Strathclyde Group |
|---|---|
| Biozone | Not available |
| Geological Age |
Brigantian Substage (Carboniferous Period) – Chadian Substage (Carboniferous Period) (329 – 346.7 Ma B.P.) [Closest ICS interval: Visean Age – Tournaisian Age ] |
| References | Kidston Dr Robert 1881 2 Fossil Plants of Eskdale & Liddesdale - Trans Roy Soc Ed Vol 30 Part II plXXX.,fig5 Kidston Dr Robert 1923 4 Fossil Plants of the Carboniferous Rocks of Great Britain Mem Geol Survey Part III p.218 Fig 11 |
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