Pennsylvanian System Stratotype in the New River Formation of West Virginia (Carboniferous of the United States)

Where: West Virginia (37.0° N, 81.0° W: paleocoordinates 20.1° S, 29.5° W)

• coordinate based on political unit

When: Mississippian (358.9 - 323.2 Ma)

Environment/lithology: coal and shale

Collection methods: Collection examined during the summer of 1974.

Primary reference: W. H. Gillespie and H. W. Pfefferkorn. 1976. Plant Fossils in Early & Middle Parts of the Proposed Pennsylvanian System Stratotype in West Virginia. G.S.A. Field Trip Guidebook No. 3 [R. Gastaldo/J. Allen]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taphonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 12985: authorized by Robert Gastaldo, entered by Jonathan Allen on 14.01.2002

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Taxonomic list

Pteropsida
 Filicinae -
"Alethopteris decurrens" = Pecopteris (Alethopteris)
"Alethopteris decurrens" = Pecopteris (Alethopteris)
Equisetopsida
 Sphenophyllales -
 Radiatopses - Medullosaceae
Sphenopteridae
  - Sphenopteridae
Neuropteridae
  - Neuropteridae
"Neuropteris pocahontas" = Neuralethopteris pocahontas, "Neuropteris smithsii" = Neuralethopteris smithsii
"Neuropteris pocahontas" = Neuralethopteris pocahontas White 1900
"Neuropteris smithsii" = Neuralethopteris smithsii Lesquereux 1880