Marginifera sp.
UNB-2018-0195Fossils » Eukaryote » Animalia » Brachiopoda » Strophomenata
Description
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Brachiopoda
Class: Strophomenata
Order: Productida
Genus: Marginifera (Waagen, 1884)
Specimen of the pedicle valve. No visible ribs but faint growth lines are visible near the anterior margin. Large, prominent sulcus. Valve is highly convex. Rounded anterior and posterior margin.
Specifications
| Object name | Marginifera sp. |
|---|---|
| ID | UNB-2018-0195 |
| Legal status | Permanent collection |
| Category | Fossil |
| Classification | Domain: Eukaryote Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Brachiopoda Class: Strophomenata |
| Composition | Calcium carbonate |
| Age | Eon: Phanerozoic Era: Paleozoic Period: Carboniferous Subperiod: Pennsylvanian Epoch: Middle Pennsylvanian to Upper Pennsylvanian Age: Moscovian to Kasimovian |
| Numeric age | 315.2 - 307 Mya |
| Origin | Palo Pinto, Texas, U.S.A. |
| Pieces | 1 |
| Partial | No |
| Measurements |
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Map of Origin
Publications
- W. Waagen. 1884. Productus Limestone Fossils, Part IV, fas. 4. Salt Range Fossils, Palaeontologia Indica, Series 13 1(4):611-728