Favosites forbesii
UNB-2019-0259Fossils » Eukaryote » Animalia » Cnidaria » Anthozoa » Tabulata
Description
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Cnidaria
Class: Anthozoa
Subclass: Tabulata
Order: Favositida
Family: Favositidae
Genus: Favosites (Lamarck, 1816)
Species: Favosites forbesii (Milne-Edwards and Haime, 1851)
Polished rounded specimen that is broken into two pieces. Individual, small hexagonal corallites can be seen.
Specifications
| Object name | Favosites forbesii |
|---|---|
| ID | UNB-2019-0259 |
| 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: Silurian Epoch: Wenlock |
| Numeric age | 433.4 Mya |
| Origin | Waldron, Indiana, U.S.A. |
| Pieces | 1 |
| Partial | No |
| Measurements |
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