Inventory | Paleontology | Seme fossile (Pteridosperma)
- Common name
- Fossil seed (Pteridosperma)
- Scientific name
- Trigonocarpus bernardi
- Type
- Fossil
Description
Seed fossil of the genus Trigonocarpus: these are plants having characteristics intermediate between ferns and seeded conifers (Pteridosperms). The finding of these fossils is a relevant fact for understanding the biological evolution of plants; in fact, Trigonocarpus testifies to a possible derivation of Spermatophytes (seed plants) from Pteridophytes (spore plants).
The Sanagra Valley is the only Italian site to have provided seed fossils from the Carboniferous period.
Scientific Classification
- Domain
- Eukaryota
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Phylum
- Pteridospermatophita
- Class
- Cycadopsida
- Order
- Trigonocarpales
- Family
- Trigonocarpaceae
- Genus
- Trigonocarpus
- Species
- bernardi
- Scientific name
- Trigonocarpus bernardi
Preserved specimen
The specimen is well preserved enough to preserve the three-dimensionality.
Cataloging
- SIRBeC
- 7s060-00022
