Paleschara sp.
UNB-2019-0023Fossils » Eukaryote » Animalia » Bryozoa (Ectoprocta) » Stenolaemata
Description
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Bryozoa
Class: Stenolaemata
Order: Cryptostomata
Family: Palescharidae
Genus: Paleschara (Bassler, 1953)
Specimen of Rugosa Coral with visible costae and growth rings near the posterior end. Paleschara sp. encrusted on most of the coral.
Specifications
| Object name | Paleschara sp. |
|---|---|
| ID | UNB-2019-0023 |
| Legal status | Permanent collection |
| Category | Fossil |
| Classification | Domain: Eukaryote Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Bryozoa (Ectoprocta) Class: Stenolaemata |
| Composition | Calcium carbonate |
| Age | Eon: Phanerozoic Era: Paleozoic Period: Devonian Epoch: Middle Devonian to Upper Devonian Age: Eifelian to Famennian |
| Numeric age | 393.3 - 372.2 Mya |
| Origin | Bethany, New York, U.S.A. |
| Pieces | 1 |
| Partial | No |
| Measurements |
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Map of Origin
Publications
- R. S. Bassler. 1953. Part G, Bryozoa. In R. C. Moore (ed.), Treatise on Invertebrate Paleontology. Lawrence, Kansas: Geological Society of America and University of Kansas Press. G:1-253