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Kittanning Flora; Northern West Virginia, Monongalia County, West Virginia, USA

Lat/Long (Decimal)39.5167,-79.9167
Co-ordinates Derivationnot explained
Given LocationWest Virginia, United States
Mindat.org Region (for given coordinates)Monongalia County, West Virginia, USA

Collections

CollectionReferenceStratigraphic NameCommentsLithologyAge
Kittanning Flora; Northern West VirginiaGillespie W. H., Clendening J. A. (1962)Plant material occur above Kittanning coal of Allegheny-Pennsylvannina age."shale"358.9 - 298.9 Ma
Paleozoic

Recorded Fossils

Accepted NameHierarchyAge
Alethopteris sp.
genus
Plantae : Tracheophyta : Pachytestaceae : Alethopteris358.9 - 298.9 Ma
Paleozoic
Asterophyllites sp.
genus
Plantae : Tracheophyta : Polypodiopsida : Equisetales : Calamitaceae : Asterophyllites358.9 - 298.9 Ma
Paleozoic
Calamites sp.
genus
Plantae : Tracheophyta : Polypodiopsida : Equisetales : Calamitaceae : Calamites358.9 - 298.9 Ma
Paleozoic
Lepidodendron sp.
genus
Plantae : Tracheophyta : Lycopodiopsida : Lepidodendraceae : Lepidodendron358.9 - 298.9 Ma
Paleozoic
Pecopteris sp.
genus
Plantae : Tracheophyta : Polypodiopsida : Marattiales : Asterothecaceae : Pecopteris358.9 - 298.9 Ma
Paleozoic
Stigmaria sp.
genus
Plantae : Stigmaria358.9 - 298.9 Ma
Paleozoic
Sphenopteris sp.
genus
Plantae : Tracheophyta : Lyginopteridaceae : Sphenopteris358.9 - 298.9 Ma
Paleozoic
Annularia sp.
genus
Plantae : Tracheophyta : Polypodiopsida : Equisetales : Calamitaceae : Annularia358.9 - 298.9 Ma
Paleozoic
Sphenophyllum sp.
genus
Plantae : Tracheophyta : Polypodiopsida : Sphenophyllaceae : Sphenophyllum358.9 - 298.9 Ma
Paleozoic
Mariopteris sp.
genus
Plantae : Tracheophyta : Callistophytaceae : Mariopteris358.9 - 298.9 Ma
Paleozoic
Neuropteris sp.
genus
Plantae : Tracheophyta : Pachytestaceae : Neuropteris358.9 - 298.9 Ma
Paleozoic

References

Gillespie W. H., Clendening J. A. (1962) A Lower Kittanning Flora from Northern West Virginia, Proceedings of West Virginia Academy of Science 34, 125-132
Data courtesy of: PBDB: The Paleobiology Database, Creative Commons CC-BY licenced. , GBIF: the Global Biodiversity Information Facility, various licences, iDigBio, various licences, and EOL: The Encyclopedia of Life (Open Data Public Domain). Because fossils are made of minerals too!
 
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