Tetragramma malbosii

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Description

Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Echinodermata Class: Echinoidea Subclass: Euechinoidea Superorder: Acroechinoidea Family: Pseudodiadematidae Genus: Tetragramma (Agassiz, 1838) Species: Tetragramma malbosii (Agassiz) Large, weathered specimen with poorly preserved ambulacra but defined tubercles. Peristome is large and infilled with sediment.

Specifications

Object nameTetragramma malbosii
IDUNB-2019-0493
Legal statusPermanent collection
CategoryFossil
Classification
Domain:
Eukaryote
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Echinodermata
Subphylum:
Echinozoa
Class:
Echinoidea
Subclass:
Euechinoidea
CompositionCalcium carbonate
Age
Eon:
Phanerozoic
Era:
Mesozoic
Period:
Cretaceous
Epoch:
Lower Cretaceous
Age:
Albian to Middle Albian
Numeric age106 Mya
OriginGoldthwaite, Texas, U.S.A.
Pieces1
PartialNo
Measurements
  • 3.7cm x 3.9cm x 1.8cm

Map of Origin