Brachiopods

UNB-2016-0349Fossils » Eukaryote » Animalia » Brachiopoda

Description

Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Brachiopoda Class: Rhynchonellata Specimen of mold of elongated oval valve with thin ribs and concentric lines. Posterior portion is missing. Several smaller molds of a different species of brachiopods are along the margin of the larger specimen.

Specifications

Object nameBrachiopods
IDUNB-2016-0349
Legal statusPermanent collection
CategoryFossil
Classification
Domain:
Eukaryote
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Brachiopoda
CompositionMudstone
Age
Eon:
Phanerozoic
Era:
Paleozoic
Period:
Silurian to Upper Silurian
Numeric age444 Mya
OriginQueens County, Nova Scotia, Canada
Pieces1
PartialNo
Measurements
  • 16cm x 9.3cm x 4cm

Map of Origin