Fossil specimen : BGS GSE5575 – Syntype
| Taxonomic Group |
Kingdom Plantae Phylum - Class - Order - |
|---|---|
| Fossil Name | Sphenophyllum cuneifolium var amplum Kidston |
| Type Status | Syntype |
| Name History | Sphenophyllum cuneifolium var amplum Kidston |
| Registration No. | GSE5575 |
|---|---|
| Collector | No name given on label. |
| Donor or Associated Person | Name not available |
| Held By |
 British Geological Survey
|
| Comments | Coal Measures - Lanarkian. 1" Sheet 31. |
| Country | Scotland |
|---|---|
| Locality | Meadow Bank Pit - Polmont Station - Stirlingshire. |
| Grid Reference | Available from host institution |
| Rock Unit | Coal Measures Group |
|---|---|
| Biozone | Not available |
| Geological Age |
Westphalian Stage (Carboniferous Period) (308 – 319 Ma B.P.) [Closest ICS interval: Moscovian Age – Bashkirian Age ] |
| References | 1980 Sturch D Schiftens Geol Wiss Berlin p.213-214 pl17.,fig8 Kidston Dr Robert Trans Roy Soc Edin Vol 51 plIII.,fig3 |
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