Texas Pennsylvanian Fossils

Plants 

Scroll through images or click to enlarge.  Fossils are in alphabetical order by Genus.

Collections are from Mike DeBrock (MD), Josh Hanley (JH), Dr. Peter Holterhoff (PH), Mark McKinzie (MM),  John McLeod (JM), ), Dr. Ben Neuman (BN), Bob Williams (BW), Sveta Earnest (SE), and Rodney Wise (RW).  

All scales are shown in millimeters unless otherwise noted.

Images

Taxonomy/Stratigraphy/
Location/Collection

Images

Taxonomy/Stratigraphy/
Location/Collection

Kingdom: Plantae

Phylum: Pteridophyta

Class: Polypodiopsida

Order: Maraattiales

Family: Marattiaceae

Genus: Acitheca

Species: sp.

Finis Shale, Graham Formation

Lost Creek Dam, Jacksboro, TX

Collection: SE

Kingdom: Plantae

Clade: Tracheophytes

Division: Polypodiophyta

Class: Polypodiopsida

Subclass: Equisetidae

Order: Equisetales

Family: Calamitaceae

Genus: Calamities

Species: sp.

Brazos River Formation

Palo Pinto, TX

Collection: RW

Kingdom: Plantae

Clade: Tracheophytes

Division: Spermatophyta

Class: Lyginopteridopsida

Order: Pteridospermales

Family: Cardiocarpaceae

Genus: Cardocarpus 

Species: sp.

Finis Shale, Graham Formation

Lost Creek Dam, Jacksboro, TX

Collection: MM

Kingdom: Plantae

Clade: Tracheophytes

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Genus: Halletheca

Species: sp.

Finis Shale, Graham Formation

Lost Creek Dam, Jacksboro, TX

Collection: MM

Kingdom: Plantae

Clade: Tracheophytes

Division: Spermatophyta

Class: Lyginopteridopsida

Order: Pteridospermales

Family: Medullosaceae

Genus: Hexaloba

Species: finisensia  (seed)

Finis Shale, Graham Formation

Lost Creek Dam, Jacksboro, TX

Collection: MM

Kingdom: Plantae

Clade: Tracheophytes

Division: Lycopodiophyta

Class: Lycopodiopsida

Order: Lycopodiales

Family: Lycopodiaceae

Genus: Lycopodium  (wood)

Species: sp.

Finis Shale, Graham Formation

Lost Creek Dam, Jacksboro, TX

Collection: MM