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Rare ! Fossil plant older Mariopteris dernoncourti liana like climber fern frond
$ 7.39
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Description
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Specimen:
Rarer mariopterid species:
Mariopteris dernoncourti
ZEILLER
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coal age liana like climber fern fossil
Locality:
Poland, GZW Upper Silesia Coal Basin, GZW
Stratigraphy:
Upper Carboniferous, Middle Pennsylvanian, Namurian B "Siodlowe" Beds
Age:
ca. 320 Mya,
Matrix dimensions:
ca. 11,0 x 7,5 x 1,5 cm ( white square - scale bar on pictures is 1,0 x 1,0 cm)
Description:
Mariopteridaceae
seed ferns (Pteridosperms) group contains two genera, Marioptris and Karinopteris.
Mariopteris
is a form genus for relatively small compact fronds which are bifurcated twice.
The pinnules are tongue-shaped to assymmetrically triangular in outline with a distinct basal lobe (at least the pinnules closest to the main axes). Although it is clear that most mariopterids are seed ferns, their natural affinity remains unclear. Karinopterids obviously had a climbing growth habit. This species, like other Karinopteroids and Mariopteroids, had a vine- to liana-like growth habit and climbed with specialized climber hooks.
Systematic:
Division: Tracheophyta (Sphenopsida)
Kingdom: Chlorobiota
Plantae
Family: Mariopteridaceae
Genus: Mariopteris (Zeiller 1878)
Species:
Mariopteris dernoncourti
ZEILLER