Fossil specimen : SM K 2198 – Holotype
| Taxonomic Group |
Kingdom Plantae Phylum Pinophyta Class Pinopsida Order Pinales |
|---|---|
| Fossil Name | Pityostrobus dunkeri (Carruthers) |
| Type Status | Holotype |
| Name History | Pityostrobus dunkeri (Carruthers) Pinostrobus cylindroides (Gardner) Pinites cylindroides Gardner Pinites cylindroides Gardner Pinites cylindroides Gardner Pinites cylindroides Gardner: Holotype |
| Registration No. | K 2198 |
|---|---|
| Collector | Name not available |
| Donor or Associated Person | Name not available |
| Held By |
 Sedgwick Museum of Earth Sciences, University of Cambridge
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| Comments |
| Country | England |
|---|---|
| Locality | Potton, Bedfordshire, England |
| Grid Reference | Not available |
| Rock Unit | Lower Greensand (not derived) |
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| Biozone | Not available |
| Geological Age |
Albian Age (Cretaceous Period) – Aptian Age (Cretaceous Period) (100.5 – 126.3 Ma B.P.) |
| References | Gardner 1886. Geological Magazine vol. (3) iii (1): p.499 Gardner 1887 for 1886. Report of the British Association for the Advancement of Science (2): p.245 pl.vii figs.2,2a Seward, A.C. 1895. Catalogue of the Mesozoic plants in the Department of Geology, British Museum (Natural History): The Wealden flora part 2 (4): p.193-194 Seward, A.C. 1919. Fossil Plants PUBL: Cambridge University Press vol. iv (6): p.383 Stopes, M.C. 1915. Catalogue of the Mesozoic plants in the Department of Geology, British Museum (Natural History): The Cretaceous flora vol. ii (5): p.138 Woods, H. 1891. Catalogue of the Type Fossils in the Woodwardian Museum, Cambridge. Henry Woods with preface by T. McKenny Hughes CUP. 180+xiv SPL: II. 16 (3): p.5 |
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