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pecopteris

/pɛˈkɒp.tə.rɪs/

Traduction: Genre de fougères fossiles du Carbonifère, caractérisé par une disposition régulière et pennée de ses folioles.

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/pɛˈkɒp.tə.rɪs/C2formalscientific
  • frGenre de fougères fossiles du Carbonifère, caractérisé par une disposition régulière et pennée de ses folioles.

A genus of fossil ferns from the Carboniferous period, distinguished by the comb-like, regular arrangement of its leaflets.

  1. Fossil fernC2formalscientific

    A genus of extinct ferns from the Carboniferous period, characterized by a regular, comb-like arrangement of leaflets.

    frPecopteris (fougère fossile)

    • The fossilized Pecopteris fronds were found in the coal seam.
    • Pecopteris is a common index fossil for the Carboniferous period.
    • The regular, comb-like leaflets of Pecopteris make it easy to identify.