Wyoming Hill: Carboniferous, Illinois

List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
Sphenopteridae
Sphenopteris sp. Sternberg 1825
Lepidodendrales - Lepidodendraceae
Lepidophloios sp. Sternberg 1825
Lepidodendron sp. Sternberg 1820
Pteropsida
Alethopteris sp. Sternberg 1825
spelled with current rank as Pecopteris (Alethopteris)
Polypodiopsida - Equisetales - Calamitaceae
Calamites sp. Suckow 1784
Medullosaceae
Mariopteris sp. Zeiller 1879
Pinopsida - Cordaitanthales
Cordaites sp. Unger 1850
see common names

Geography
Country:United States State/province:Illinois County:Rock Island
Coordinates: 41.0° North, 90.0° West (view map)
Paleocoordinates:9.6° South, 30.1° West
Time
Period:Carboniferous
10 m.y. bin:Carboniferous 1-5
*Period:Middle Carboniferous - Late/Upper Carboniferous
Key time interval:Carboniferous
Age range of interval:358.90000 - 298.90000 m.y. ago
* legacy (obsolete) database fields
Stratigraphy
Lithology and environment
Taphonomy
Collection methods and comments
Metadata
Database number:11210
Authorizer:H. Sims Enterer:S. Ostrowski
Modifier:H. Sims Research group:paleobotany
Created:2001-07-23 09:25:17 Last modified:2003-07-18 18:05:03
Access level:the public Released:2001-07-23 09:25:17
Creative Commons license:CC BY
Reference information

Primary reference:

4138. R. L. Leary. 1981. Early Pennsylvanian geology and paleobotany of the Rock Island County, Illinois area. Part I. Geology. Illinois States Museum Repts. Invest. (37) [H. Sims/S. Ostrowski]