Dicoelosia sp.

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Description

Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Brachiopoda Class: Rhynchonellata Order: Orthida Family: Dicoelosiidae Genus: Dicoelosia (King, 1850) Three samples with cast and molds. Poorly preserved. Only one sample show visible ribs. Rounded, elongated anterior margin. *Collected in 1975.

Specifications

Object name	Dicoelosia sp.
ID	UNB-2018-0163
Legal status	Permanent collection
Category	Fossil
Classification	Domain: Eukaryote Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Brachiopoda Class: Rhynchonellata
Composition	Fine-grained Sandstone
Age	Eon: Phanerozoic Era: Paleozoic Period: Ordovician to Late Ordovician to Silurian to Early Silurian
Numeric age	450 - 444 Mya
Origin	Nash Creek, New Brunswick, Canada
Pieces	4
Partial	No
Measurements	3.3cm x 1.2cm x 1cm 0.5cm x 0.6cm x 0.2cm 1.5cm x 1.3cm x 1cm 2.5cm x 1.8cm x 1cm

Map of Origin

Publications

W. King. 1850. Monograph of the Permian fossils of England. Palaeontographical Society