Fossil specimen : NMS NMS G.1957.1.7613 – Holotype
| Taxonomic Group |
Kingdom Plantae Phylum Sphenophyta Class Sphenopsida Order Lyginopteridales |
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| Fossil Name | Sphenopteris flabellifolia Kidston |
| Type Status | Holotype |
| Name History | Sphenopteris flabellifolia Kidston |
| Registration No. | NMS G.1957.1.7613 |
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| Collector | Dunlop |
| Donor or Associated Person | Name not available |
| Held By |
 National Museums of Scotland
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| Comments |
| Country | Scotland |
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| Locality | Pit near Hamilton, Lanarkshire |
| Grid Reference | Not available |
| Rock Unit | Highest Seam worked, Main Coal, Lanarkian Series |
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| Biozone | Not available |
| Geological Age |
Carboniferous Period (Carboniferous Period) (298.9 – 358.9 Ma B.P.) |
| References | Kidston, Fossil Plants of the Carboniferous Rocks of Great Britain, p. 80 Pl. XV, fig. 1; text figs. 5-6 |
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