The Middle Coal Formation (Carboniferous of Canada)

Where: Nova Scotia, Canada (45.0° N, 64.0° W)

• Paleocoordinates: 27.8° S, 20.0° W (Wright 2013)

• coordinate based on political unit

When: Carboniferous (358.9 - 298.9 Ma)

Environment/lithology:

Collection methods: The plants of the Middle Coal Formation in New Brunswick and Nova Scotia are illustrated in Dawson's memoir of 1866 and in Acadian Geology.

Primary reference: J. W. Dawson. 1873. Report on the Fossil Plants of the Lower Carboniferous and Millstone Grit Formations of Canada. Geological Survey of Canada [R. Gastaldo/J. Allen/M. Clapham]more details

PaleoDB collection 13145: authorized by Robert Gastaldo, entered by Jonathan Allen on 23.01.2002

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Taxonomic list

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Anthozoa
 Favositida - Micheliniidae
Antholites rhabdocarpi, Antholites pygmaea
Antholites rhabdocarpi tabulate coral
Antholites pygmaea tabulate coral
unclassified
  -
Trigonocarpum hookeri, Trigonocarpum sigillariae, Trigonocarpum intermedium, Trigonocarpum avellanum, Trigonocarpum minus, Trigonocarpum rotundum
Bacillariophyceae
 Naviculales - Pinnulariaceae
Pinnularia ramosissima
Diplotegium
  -
Diplotegium retusum
Noeggerathia
  -
Noeggerathia dispar
Palaeopteris
  -
Palaeopteris hartii
Lonchopteris
  -
Lonchopteris tenuis
Pteropsida
 Filicinae -
Pecopteris abbreviata, Pecopteris plumosa, Pecopteris polymorpha, Pecopteris acuta, Pecopteris longifolia, Pecopteris taeniopteroides, Pecopteris cyathea, Pecopteris aequalis, Pecopteris sillimani, Pecopteris villosa, Pecopteris bucklandi, Pecopteris oreopteroides, Pecopteris decurrens, "Alethopteris grandini" = Pecopteris (Alethopteris), "Alethopteris pteroides" = Pecopteris (Alethopteris), "Alethopteris serlii" = Pecopteris (Alethopteris), "Alethopteris grandis" = Pecopteris (Alethopteris), "Pecopteris pluckenetii" = Pecopteridium pluckenetii
"Alethopteris grandini" = Pecopteris (Alethopteris)
"Alethopteris pteroides" = Pecopteris (Alethopteris)
"Alethopteris serlii" = Pecopteris (Alethopteris)
"Alethopteris grandis" = Pecopteris (Alethopteris)
"Pecopteris pluckenetii" = Pecopteridium pluckenetii Schlotheim 1825
Pteridopsida
 Filicales -
Hymenophyllites pentadactyla
Polypodiopsida
 Equisetales - Equisetidae
Equisetites curta, Calamites ramosus, Calamites voltzii, Calamites novascotica, Calamites nodosus, Pinnularia capillacea, Asterophyllites foliosa, Asterophyllites ? grandis, Asterophyllites trinervis
Pinnularia capillacea Lindley and Hutton 1834
 Marattiales - Marattiidae
Megaphyton magnificum, Megaphyton humile
Stigmaria ficoides
  -
Stigmaria ficoides
Stigmaria ficoides Sternberg 1822
Neuropteridae
  - Neuropteridae
"Cyclopteris obliqua" = Nephropteris obliqua, Cyclopteris ingens, Cyclopteris fimbriata, Cyclopteris hispida, "Cyclopteris oblata" = Pseudocyclopteris oblata
"Cyclopteris obliqua" = Nephropteris obliqua Brongniart 1830
"Cyclopteris oblata" = Pseudocyclopteris oblata Lindley and Hutton 1837
Dictyopteris
  -
Dictyopteris obliqua
Calamites cannaeformis
  -
Calamites cannaeformis
Calamites cannaeformis Schlotheim 1820
Sporangites
  -
Sporangites glabra
Sporangites papillata
  -
Sporangites papillata
Lepidophyllum
  -
Lepidophyllum intermedium
Peltaspermopsida
 Peltaspermales - Peltaspermaceae
Odontopteris subcuneata
Equisetopsida
 Pinidae - Pinidae
Dadoxylon acadianum, Dadoxylon annulatum
 Sphenophyllales -
Sphenophyllum saxifragifolium, Sphenophyllum schlotheimii, Sphenophyllum erosum, Sphenophyllum emarginatum
Sphenophyllum emarginatum Brongniart 1822
 Radiatopses - Medullosaceae
Neuropteris rarinervis, Neuropteris perelegans, Neuropteris voltzii, Neuropteris flexuosa, Neuropteris loshii, Neuropteris conjugata, Neuropteris attenuata, Neuropteris dentata, Neuropteris soretii, Neuropteris cyclopteroides, Neuropteris acutifolia
Neuropteris acutifolia Grewingk 1849
Sigillariaceae
  - Sigillariaceae
Sigillaria elegans, Sigillaria tessellata, Sigillaria schlotheimiana, Sigillaria saullii, Sigillaria brownii, Sigillaria reniformis, Sigillaria laevigata, Sigillaria catenoides, Sigillaria striata, Sigillaria menardi, Sigillaria sydnensis, Sigillaria organum, Sigillaria elongata, Sigillaria flexuosa, Sigillaria bretonensis, Sigillaria eminens, Sigillaria dournaisii, Sigillaria knorrii, "Sigillaria pachyderma" = Pseudosyringodendron pachyderma
"Sigillaria pachyderma" = Pseudosyringodendron pachyderma Brongniart 1836
 Lepidodendrales - Lepidodendraceae
"Lepidodendron harcourtii" = Phillipsia harcourtii, Lepidodendron pictoense, Lepidodendron rimosum, Lepidodendron sternbergii, Lepidodendron decurtatum, Lepidodendron dilatatum, Lepidodendron binerve, Lepidodendron tumidum, Lepidodendron gracile, Lepidodendron elegans, Lepidodendron plumarium, Lepidodendron selaginoides, Lepidodendron clypeatum, Lepidodendron plicatum, Lepidodendron personatum, Lepidodendron aculeatum, Lepidophloios acadianus, Lepidophloios prominulus, Lepidophloios tetragonus
"Lepidodendron harcourtii" = Phillipsia harcourtii Witham 1833
Lepidodendron aculeatum Sternberg 1820
Ginkgoopsida
 Caytoniales - Caytoniaceae
"Phyllopteris antiqua" = Sagenopteris
"Phyllopteris antiqua" = Sagenopteris
Noeggerathia flabellata
  -
"Noeggerathia flabellata" = Psygmophyllum flabellatum
"Noeggerathia flabellata" = Psygmophyllum flabellatum Lindley and Hutton 1832
Cardiocarpum
  -
Cardiocarpum fluitans, Cardiocarpum bisectum, Cardiocarpum sp.
Cardiocarpum sp. Brongniart
 Coniferales -
Lepidostrobus variabilis, Lepidostrobus squamosus, Lepidostrobus longifolius, Lepidostrobus sp., Lepidostrobus trigonolepis, "Lepidophyllum majus" = Lepidostrobus majus
Lepidostrobus sp. Brongniart 1828
"Lepidophyllum majus" = Lepidostrobus majus Brongniart 1828
Pinopsida
 Cordaitanthales -
Cordaites borassifolia
Cordaites borassifolia Sternberg 1822
Knorria
  -
Knorria sellonii
Lyginopteridopsida
 Lyginopteridales -
Sphenopteris munda, Sphenopteris decipiens, Sphenopteris gracilis, Sphenopteris artemisiaefolia, Sphenopteris canadensis, Sphenopteris lesquereuxii, Sphenopteris microloba, Sphenopteris obtusiloba