Halysites sp. & Palaeofavosites sp.
UNB-2019-0255Fossils » Eukaryote » Animalia » Cnidaria » Anthozoa » Tabulata
Description
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Cnidaria
Class: Anthozoa
Subclass: Tabulata
Order: Heliolitida
Family: Halysitidae
Genus: Halysites (von Waldheim, 1828)
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Cnidaria
Class: Anthozoa
Subclass: Tabulata
Order: Favoitida
Family: Favositidae
Genus: Palaeofavosites (Twenhofel, 1914)
Large tabular sample of mostly Palaeofavosites sp. with small hexagonal corallites and long prominent tabulae. Minor prominent corallites of Halysites sp. on the other side of the Palaeofavosites corallites.
Specifications
| Object name | Halysites sp. & Palaeofavosites sp. |
|---|---|
| ID | UNB-2019-0255 |
| Legal status | Permanent collection |
| Category | Fossil |
| Classification | Domain: Eukaryote Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Cnidaria Subphylum: Anthozoa Subclass: Tabulata |
| Composition | Calcium carbonate |
| Age | Eon: Phanerozoic Era: Paleozoic Period: Ordovician to Late Ordovician |
| Numeric age | 450 Mya |
| Origin | Slemmested, Oslo, Norway |
| Pieces | 1 |
| Partial | No |
| Measurements |
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