Summary
Baragwanathia longifolia was one of eight fossils nominated to become Victoria's state fossil emblem in 2021. It is an early vascular plant from the late Silurian and Early Devonian that was more complex than most other plants of the same age. It was first described from Yea, Victoria and the Yea Flora Fossil Site is included on the Australian National Heritage List becuase of its importance.
Specimen Details
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Taxon Name
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Author and date of publication
W.H.Lang & Cookson
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Preferred Common name
Club moss
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Number Of Specimens
1
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Sex
Unknown
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Category
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Scientific Group
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Discipline
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Collecting Areas
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Type of Item
Taxonomy
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Kingdom
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Phylum
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Class
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Subclass
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Order
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Genus
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Species Name
longifolia
Geospatial Information
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Continent
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Country
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State
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District
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Nearest Named Place
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Era
Palaeozoic
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Period
Devonian
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Epoch
Early
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Geological group
Walhalla Group
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Geological formation
Norton Gully Sandstone, Yea Formation
