Prismostylus fibratum
UNB-2019-0232Fossils » Eukaryote » Plantae » Rhodophyta
Description
Kingdom: Plantae
Phylum: Rhodophyta
Class: Florideophyceae
Genus: Prismostylus (Okulitch, 1935)
Species: Prismostylus fibratum (Safford, 1856)
One large specimen. This genus superficially resembles coral.
Specifications
| Object name | Prismostylus fibratum |
|---|---|
| ID | UNB-2019-0232 |
| Legal status | Permanent collection |
| Category | Fossil |
| Classification | Domain: Eukaryote Kingdom: Plantae Phylum: Rhodophyta |
| Composition | Calcium carbonate |
| Age | Eon: Phanerozoic Era: Paleozoic Period: Ordovician to Late Ordovician |
| Numeric age | 450 Mya |
| Origin | Cincinnati, Ohio, U.S.A. |
| Pieces | 1 |
| Partial | No |
| Measurements |
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