Fossil specimen : OUM J.01142 – Syntype
| Taxonomic Group |
Kingdom Plantae Phylum Cycadophyta Class Cycadopsida Order Bennettitales |
|---|---|
| Fossil Name | Otozamites obtusus (Lindley & Hutton, 1834) |
| Type Status | Syntype |
| Name History | Otozamites obtusus (Lindley & Hutton, 1834) – See Newman & Chatt-Ramsey (1988): Syntype Otozamites obtusus (Lindley & Hutton, 1834) – See Seward (1904): Syntype Otopteris obtusa Lindley & Hutton, 1834 – See Buckman, J. (1850): Syntype Otopteris obtusa Lindley & Hutton, 1834 – See Morris (1843): Syntype Otopteris obtusa Lindley & Hutton, 1834 – See Lindley & Hutton (1833): Syntype |
| Registration No. | J.01142 |
|---|---|
| Collector | Name not available |
| Donor or Associated Person | Old OUM Collection; Buckland, W. |
| Held By |
 Oxford University Museum of Natural History
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| Comments | Hetangian-Lower Pliensbachian |
| Country | England |
|---|---|
| Locality | Polden Hill, near Bridgwater, Somerset |
| Grid Reference | Available from host institution |
| Rock Unit | Lias Group, Lower Lias |
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| Biozone | Not available |
| Geological Age |
Pliensbachian Age (Jurassic Period) – Hettangian Age (Jurassic Period) (182.7 – 201.3 Ma B.P.) |
| References | BUCKMAN, J. 1850. On some fossil plants from the Lower Lias. Q. Jl. geol. Soc. Lond., VI (4), 413-418. pp. 413, 414 LINDLEY, J. and HUTTON, W. 1833-1835. The Fossil Flora of Great Britain; or figures and descriptions of the vegetable remains found in a fossil state in this country, part II. Ridgeway, London. pp. 129 - 131; pl. 128, fig. 2 MORRIS, J. 1843. A catalogue of British Fossils . . . London: J. Van Voorst, i-x, 222 pp. p. 15 NEWMAN, A. and CHATT-RAMSEY, J. 1988. A catalogue of specimens figured in "The Fossil Flora", by John Lindley (1799-1865) and William Hutton (1797-1860), held by the Hancock Museum Newcastle upon Tyne. The Hancock Museum, Newcastle upon Tyne, v-vii, 1-67. p. 54 SEWARD, A.C. 1904. Catalogue of the Mesozoic Plants in the Department of Geology British Museum (Natural History). The Jurassic Flora: II - Liassic and Oolitic floras of England. London: Trustees of the British Museum. pp. 40, 41 |
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