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Fossil fern

Alethopteris sp.

MVSP-00038
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Common name: Fossil fern
Scientific name: Alethopteris sp.
Type: Fossil

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Description

Genus of fossil plants of the class Pteridosperms from the Carboniferous period characterized by large fronds composed of elongated, pointed pinnules each furrowed by a pronounced midrib.

Scientific Classification

Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Plantae
Phylum: Cycadophyta
Class: Cycadophsida
Order: Medullosales
Family: Alethopteridaceae
Genus: Alethopteris
Species: sp.
Scientific name: Alethopteris sp.

Preserved specimen

Terminal part of a fin of these pteridosperms, particularly evident is the median pinnule rib, an extremely important character characterizing this genus. The specimen is well preserved.