Fossil specimen : BGS Kdst3153 – Holotype
| Taxonomic Group |
Kingdom Plantae Phylum Lycophyta Class Lycopsida Order - |
|---|---|
| Fossil Name | Porostrobus canonbiensis |
| Type Status | Holotype |
| Name History | Porostrobus canonbiensis Selaginellites canonbiensis |
| Registration No. | Kdst3153 |
|---|---|
| Collector | Name not available 1902 |
| Donor or Associated Person | Kidston Collection 1925 |
| Held By |
 British Geological Survey
|
| Comments | Hor Bed between 3/4 Coal and Main Coal Middle Coal Measures |
| Country | Scotland |
|---|---|
| Locality | River Esk , Canobie, Dumfries |
| Grid Reference | Not available |
| Rock Unit | Carboniferous Rocks (Undifferentiated) |
|---|---|
| Biozone | Not available |
| Geological Age |
Carboniferous Period (Carboniferous Period) (298.9 – 358.9 Ma B.P.) |
| References | Chaloner 1958 Palaeontology vol 1 pt 3 p.246 pl.44 figs 1-3 |
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