Favosites argus

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Description

Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Cnidaria Class: Anthozoa Subclass: Tabulata Order: Favositida Family: Favositidae Genus: Favosites (Lamarck, 1816) Species: Favosites argus (Hall, 1876) Small tabular specimen with visible polygonal corallites. No visible septa.

Specifications

Object nameFavosites argus
IDUNB-2019-0241
Legal statusPermanent collection
CategoryFossil
Classification
Domain:
Eukaryote
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Cnidaria
Subphylum:
Anthozoa
Subclass:
Tabulata
CompositionCalcium carbonate
Age
Eon:
Phanerozoic
Era:
Paleozoic
Period:
Devonian
Epoch:
Middle Devonian
Age:
Eifelian to Givetian
Numeric age393.3 - 387.7 Mya
OriginErie County, New York, U.S.A.
Pieces1
PartialNo
Measurements
  • 2.2cm x 2cm x 1.5cm

Map of Origin