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Angiosperms

Bryophytes

Conifers

Cycadophytes

Ferns

Ginkgophytes

Indeterminate

Leptostrobaleans

Lycophytes

Caytoniales

Sphenophytes

Fauna

 

The list below underepresents the actual abundance of this group of plants in the Cretaceous and Paleogene of the Arctic. Because they are ubiquitous they are seldom collected. They form the ground cover throughout all community successional stages.

Sphenophyte Specimen Images

   

 

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Genus

 

Species

Author

Locality

Area

Stage

35   Equisetites sp. Nezametnaya Ugolnaya Bay Middle Cenomanian
35a   Equisetites sp. Nezametnaya Ugolnaya Bay Middle Cenomanian
7   Equisetites sp.  Grebenka Grebenka Cenomanian
5   Equisetites sp.  Grebenka Grebenka Cenomanian
10   Equisetites sp.  Grebenka Grebenka Cenomanian
12   Equisetites sp.  Grebenka Grebenka Cenomanian
25   Equisetites sp.  Grebenka Grebenka Cenomanian
5   Equisetites sp.  Grebenka Grebenka Cenomanian
24   Equisetites sp.  62 Pekul'nei E.  Coniacian
26   Equisetites sp.  219 Pekul'nei E. Coniacian
24   Equisetites sp.  62 Pekul'nei E. Coniacian
26   Equisetites sp.  219 Pekul'nei E.  Coniacian
31   Equisetites sp. Palyavaam R.   Chauna Turonian-Coniacian
4   Equisetites sp.  Grebenka 1009 Grebenka Cenomanian
30   Equisetites sp. Cor. II 20 Corwin Bluffs Middle Albian
4   Equisetites sp. Kukpow. R. 12 Kukpowruk River Middle Albian
3   Equisetites sp. Pit. R. 11 Pitmegea River Middle Albian
21   Equisetites sp. Kuk R. 66 Kuk River Area Late Albian
22a   Equisetites sp. 36KcK1 Upper Colville River Late Albian
23a   Equisetites sp. 36KcK1 Upper Colville River Late Albian
28   Equisetites sp. Kuk R. 66 Kuk River Area Late Albian
17   Equisetites sp. 32KpK Chandler River Campanian-Santonian
18   Equisetites sp. 32KpK Chandler River Campanian-Santonian
19   Equisetites sp. 32KpK Chandler River Campanian-Santonian
20   Equisetites sp. 32KpK Chandler River Campanian-Santonian
23   Equisetites sp.  87RAS20 Sagavanirktok River Selandian
24   Equisetites sp.  87RAS20 Sagavanirktok River Selandian
27   Equisetites sp. 15KcK2 Chandler River Cenomanian
2   Equisetites sp. Kuk R. 58 Kuk River Area Cenomanian
10   Equisetites ex gr. burejensis (Heer) Kryshtofovich Cor. 55 Corwin Bluffs Middle Albian
7   Equisetites ex gr.  burejensis (Heer) Kryshtofovich Kukpow. R. 31 Kukpowruk River Late Albian
8   Equisetites ex gr.  burejensis (Heer) Kryshtofovich Kukpow. R. 28 Kukpowruk River Late Albian
9   Equisetites ex gr.  burejensis (Heer) Kryshtofovich Kukpow. R. 27 Kukpowruk River Middle Albian
34 Equisetites ex gr.  burejensis (Heer) Kryshtofovich 96RAS92 Kukpowruk R. Mid-Late Albian
86 Equisetites ex gr.  burejensis (Heer) Kryshtofovich 96RAS92 Kukpowruk R. Mid-Late Albian
153 Equisetites ex gr.  burejensis (Heer) Kryshtofovich 96RAS92 Kukpowruk R. Mid-Late Albian
67   Equisetum   arcticum Heer 05RAS Sagavanirktok River Selandian
13   Equisetum   arcticum Heer 91RAS Sagavanirktok River Selandian
28   Equisetum   arcticum Heer 91RAS Sagavanirktok River Selandian
29   Equisetum   arcticum Heer 91RAS Sagavanirktok River Selandian
34   Equisetum   arcticum Heer 91RAS Sagavanirktok River Selandian
12   Equisetum   arcticum Heer 87RAS20 Sagavanirktok River Selandian
15   Equisetum   arcticum Heer 87RAS20 Sagavanirktok River Selandian
98   Equisetum   arcticum  Heer 05RAS Sagavanirktok River Selandian