Mariella (Plesioturrilites) brazoensis

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Description

Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Mollusca Class: Cephalopoda Subclass: Ammonoidea Order: Ammonitida Family: Terrilitidae Genus: Mariella (Nowak, 1916) Subgenus: Mariella (Plesioturrilites) Species: Mariella (Plesioturrilites) brazoensis (Roemer, 1849) Torticone specimen with two whorls preserved. Visible keel. Faint ribs near the keel. Weathered specimen.

Specifications

Object nameMariella (Plesioturrilites) brazoensis
IDUNB-2018-0748
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
  • 3.6cm x 3.5cm x 3.5cm

Map of Origin