Tarter Collection 2 (Carboniferous of the United States)
Where: Illinois (39.5° N, 89.3° W: paleocoordinates 11.2° S, 30.4° W)
• coordinate based on nearby landmark
• small collection-level geographic resolution
When: Tarter Member (Tradewater Formation), Carboniferous (358.9 - 298.9 Ma)
• bed-level stratigraphic resolution
Environment/lithology: terrestrial; lithology not reported
Size class: macrofossils
Primary reference: C. B. Read. 1947. Pennsylvanian floral zones and floral provinces. Journal of Geology 55:271-279 [H. Sims/S. Ostrowski]more details
Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis
PaleoDB collection 24651: authorized by Hallie Sims, entered by Heather Lindon on 14.08.2002
Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)
Taxonomic list
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Sphenopteridae | |
Polypodiopsida | |
Pteropsida | |
Cannophyllites | |
Trigonocarpus | |
Trigonocarpus sp. Brongniart 1828 | |
Sigillariaceae | |
Ginkgoopsida | |
"Cardiocarpon sp." = Cardiocarpus
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