Paucicrura corpulenta
UNB-2018-0136Fossils » Eukaryote » Animalia » Brachiopoda » Rhynchonellata
Description
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Brachiopoda
Class: Rhynchonellata
Order: Orthida
Family: Dalmanellidae
Genus: Paucicrura (Cooper, 1956)
Species: Paucicrura corpulenta (Sardeson, 1892)
Specimen with both the brachial and pedicle valves preserved. Thin, defined ribs and growth lines. Pedicle valve is convex and brachial valve is concave near the anterior margin. Rounded anterior margin and triangular/rounded posterior margin.
Specifications
| Object name | Paucicrura corpulenta |
|---|---|
| ID | UNB-2018-0136 |
| Legal status | Permanent collection |
| Category | Fossil |
| Classification | Domain: Eukaryote Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Brachiopoda Class: Rhynchonellata |
| Composition | Calcium carbonate |
| Age | Eon: Phanerozoic Era: Paleozoic Period: Late Ordovician to Ordovician Epoch: Cincinnatian |
| Numeric age | 451 Mya |
| Origin | Spring Valley, Minnesota, U.S.A. |
| Pieces | 1 |
| Partial | No |
| Measurements |
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Map of Origin
Publications
- F.W. Sardeson. 1892. Fossils in the St. Peter sandstone. Minnesota Academy of Natural Science Bulletin 3:319-326
- G. A. Cooper. 1956. Chazyan and related brachiopods. Smithsonian Miscellaneous Collections 127:1-1245