Microcyclus thedfordensis
UNB-2019-0173Fossils » Eukaryote » Animalia » Cnidaria » Anthozoa » Rugosa
Description
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Cnidaria
Class: Anthozoa
Subclass: Rugosa
Order: Stauriida
Family: Hadrophyllidae
Genus: Microcyclus (Meek and Worthen, 1868)
Species: Microcyclus thedfordensis (Bassler, 1937)
Three circular specimens with visible septa along the margin.
Specifications
| Object name | Microcyclus thedfordensis |
|---|---|
| ID | UNB-2019-0173 |
| Legal status | Permanent collection |
| Category | Fossil |
| Classification | Domain: Eukaryote Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Cnidaria Subphylum: Anthozoa Subclass: Rugosa |
| Composition | Calcium carbonate |
| Age | Eon: Phanerozoic Era: Paleozoic Period: Devonian Epoch: Middle Devonian Age: Givetian |
| Numeric age | 387.7 Mya |
| Origin | Hungry Hollow, Ontario, Canada |
| Pieces | 3 |
| Partial | No |
| Measurements |
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Map of Origin
Publications
- R. S. Bassler. 1937. The Paleozoic Rugose coral family Paleocyclidae. Journal of Paleontology 11(3):189-201