Fossil specimen : BGS GSE5559 – Syntype
| Taxonomic Group |
Kingdom Plantae Phylum Sphenophyta Class Sphenopsida Order Lyginopteridales |
|---|---|
| Fossil Name | Sphenopteris taitiana Kidston |
| Type Status | Syntype |
| Name History | Sphenopteris taitiana Kidston |
| Registration No. | GSE5559 |
|---|---|
| Collector | No name given on label. |
| Donor or Associated Person | Name not available |
| Held By |
 British Geological Survey
|
| Comments | Upper Limestone Group. |
| Country | Scotland |
|---|---|
| Locality | Shore, Cuthill, betw.Musselburgh & Prestonpans. |
| 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 Dr Robert 1923 Fossil Plants of the Carboniferous Rocks of Great Britain Mem Geol Survey Part I plXVIII.,figs5,5a |
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