Archimedes sp.

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Description

Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Bryozoa Class: Stenolaemata Order: Cryptostomata Family: Fenestellidae Genus: Archimedes (Bassler, 1953) Two samples with two specimens of Archimedes specimens embedded into the sediment. Visible fronds.

Specifications

Object nameArchimedes sp.
IDUNB-2019-0085
Legal statusPermanent collection
CategoryFossil
Classification
Domain:
Eukaryote
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Bryozoa (Ectoprocta)
Class:
Stenolaemata
CompositionLimestone
Age
Eon:
Phanerozoic
Era:
Paleozoic
Period:
Carboniferous to Early Carboniferous
Subperiod:
Mississipian to Mississippian
Epoch:
Upper Mississipian
Age:
Serpukhovian
Numeric age330.9 - 358 Mya
OriginVinita, Oklahoma, U.S.A.
Pieces2
PartialNo
Measurements
  • 4.1cm x 3.3cm x 1.9cm
  • 4cm x 2.5cm x 2cm

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