Mariella (Plesioturrilites) brazoensis

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Description

Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Mollusca Class: Cephalopoda Subclass: Ammonoidea Order: Ammonitida Family: Turrilitidae Genus: Mariella (Nowak, 1916) Subgenus: Mariella (Plesioturrilites) Species: Mariella (Plesioturrilites) brazoensis (Roemer, 1849) Torticone specimen with two whorls. Curved, large ribs. Faint nodes are visible on the first whorl near the outer margin.

Specifications

Object nameMariella (Plesioturrilites) brazoensis
IDUNB-2018-0735
Legal statusPermanent collection
CategoryFossil
Classification
Domain:
Eukaryote
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Cephalopoda
Subclass:
Ammonoidea
CompositionCalcium carbonate
Age
Eon:
Phanerozoic
Era:
Mesozoic
Period:
Cretaceous
Epoch:
Lower Cretaceous to Upper Cretaceous
Age:
Albian to Cenomanian
Numeric age113 - 100.5 Mya
OriginDenton County, Texas, U.S.A.
Pieces1
PartialNo
Measurements
  • 4.8cm x 3cm x 2.5cm

Map of Origin