Polypodiidae sp. (specimens 01-02)

Specimen Name: Polypodiidae sp.
Common Name: Leptosporangiate fern
Specimen Code: 22POLYP00001-02
Acquisition Method: Purchased (September 2017)

Locale: North Carolina, USA
Formation: Unknown
Geologic Time Period: Triassic Period

Taxonomy:
Eukarya – Plantae – Streptobionta – Embryophyta – Tracheophyta – Euphyllophytina – Polypodiopsida – Polypodiidae

Description of Each Specimen:

• Specimen 01: A medium piece of thin black shale with several small leaf and stem imprints
• Specimen 02: A small piece of thin black shale with a large frond imprinted in it

Measurements of Each Specimen:

• Specimen 01: 105mm x 70mm x 1mm
• Specimen 02: 75mm x 52mm x 3mm