Thamnoptychia sp.

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Description

Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Cnidaria Class: Anthozoa Subclass: Tabulata Order: Favositida Family: Pachyporidae Genus: Thamnoptychia (Hall, 1876) Cylindrical specimen with prominent corallites and very faint septa seen at the margin of the corallites.

Specifications

Object nameThamnoptychia sp.
IDUNB-2019-0267
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 to Upper Devonian
Age:
Eifelian to Famennian
Numeric age393.3 - 372.2 Mya
OriginDarien Center, New York, U.S.A.
Pieces1
PartialNo
Measurements
  • 1.2cm x 0.6cm x 0.5cm

Map of Origin