Myriacantherpestes clarkorum (Burke, 1973)

3D Model

CMNH 3917, Myriacantherpestes clarkorum (Burke, 1973)

Age: Middle Pennsylvanian (Desmoinesian)

Rock unit: Siltstone above the lower Freeport Coal of the Allegheny Group

Locality: Clinton District, Monongalia Co., WV; abandoned coal strip mine about 1.3 km south of Brown’s Chapel.

Collector: Bruce, Alan, and Quentin Clark Date collected: 1969
Donor: The Clark family

Figured in Burke, J. J. (1973). Kirtlandia, no. 17, p. 18.

This approximately 19 cm. long milliped specimen is the holotype, the specimen which defines the species based on the original publication of the species name and description. Various plant fragments, including Lepidophylloides (leaves of Lepidodendron) and Macroneuropteris scheuchzeri leaves, are also visible on the slab. Fossil plant identification by Dr. Michael Donovon, Senior Collections Manager, CMNH Paleobotany and Paleoecology Dept.

Image by Jacob Kordeleski, CMNH Dept of Archaeology // Hawken School