Fossil Fern - Specimen details
| Catalogue Number: 27035 | |||||
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| No Image | Plant Name | 999.99 FAMILY UNKNOWN Archaeopteris hibernica | Entry Book Number | ||
| Artefact Name | Fossil Fern | Vernacular Name | |||
| Iso Country | Ireland | TDWG Region | Ireland | ||
| Parts Held | Fossil Fern | Geography Description | Ireland, Kilkenny County, Kiltorcan Hill | ||
| Uses | Fossil FernUse: User: | TDWG use | |||
| Storage | Geol. Fossils | Related Items | |||
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| Notes: | Label source: 1098. The earliest fossil ferns come from the Middle and Upper Devonian and possess characteristics somewhat intermediate between those of ferns and the Psilophyta (Rhynia etc.) Recognisably fern-like fossils date from the Mid Carboniferous, . For further details see Sporne, K 'The Morphology of Pteridophyta' and Scagel et al. 'An Evolutionary Survey of the Plant Kingdom.' | ||||