Fossil specimen : BGS Kdst4131 – Holotype
| Taxonomic Group |
Kingdom Plantae Phylum Lycophyta Class Lycopsida Order Lepidodendrales |
|---|---|
| Fossil Name | Lepidodendron dichotomum (Sternberg) |
| Type Status | Holotype |
| Name History | Lepidodendron dichotomum (Sternberg) |
| Registration No. | Kdst4131 |
|---|---|
| Collector | W Hemingway |
| Donor or Associated Person | Kidston Collection 1925 |
| Held By |
 British Geological Survey
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| Comments | Barnsley Thick Coal - Westphalian Series. |
| Country | England |
|---|---|
| Locality | Monckton Main Colliery - nr Barnsley. |
| Grid Reference | Not available |
| Rock Unit | Westphalian Rocks (Undifferentiated) |
|---|---|
| Biozone | Not available |
| Geological Age |
Westphalian Stage (Carboniferous Period) (308 – 319 Ma B.P.) [Closest ICS interval: Moscovian Age – Bashkirian Age ] |
| References | Crookall 1964 Mem Geol Surv Palaeontology Vol IV Part 3 plLXIV.,fig6 Fig'd Thomas 1970 Palaeont Vol 13 pl31.,fig5 11b |
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