Jump to content

Eusphenopteris neuropteroides


Dpaul7

Eusphenopteris neuropteroides Fern

Eastern Kentucky
Pennsylvanian Period (~ 330 million years ago)
Pteridosperms or seed ferns are a group of extinct plants with mostly fern-like foliage but having real seeds. They were mostly small trees but other forms that exhibited climbing growth have been found. Some forms, notably those called the Medullosales as seen here had large fronds which could be up several meters long. Several groups can be distinguished within the Pteridosperms. The Pteridosperms evolved in the latest Devonian, and became common in the Carboniferous. The Medullosales took over the leading role during the Westphalian and persisted into the Permian.
Kingdom: Plantae
Phylum: Cycadophyta
Class: Cycadopsida
Order: †Medullosales
Family: †Medullosaceae
Genus: †Eusphenopteris
Species: †neuropteroides


From the album:

MY FOSSIL Collection - Dpaul7

· 934 images
  • 934 images
  • 3 comments
  • 59 image comments

Photo Information

  • Taken with Canon Canon PowerShot SX120 IS
  • Focal Length 12.8 mm
  • Exposure Time 1/60
  • f Aperture f/3.5
  • ISO Speed 80

Recommended Comments

There are no comments to display.

×
×
  • Create New...