Tetragraptus sp. and Didymograptus sp.

UNB-2019-0575Fossils » Eukaryote » Animalia » Hemichordata » Graptolithina

Description

Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Hemichordata Class: Pterobranchia Subclass: Graptolithina Order: Graptoloidea Family: Phyllograptidae Genus: Tetragraptus (Salter, 1863) Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Hemichordata Class: Pterobranchia Subclass: Graptolithina Family: Dichograptidae Genus: Didymograptus (McCoy, 1851) Individual stipes of Tetragraptus and Didymograptus. One visible stipe of Didymograptus with a 4.0 mm 2TRD and a width of 1.0 mm. One visible stipe of Tetragraptus with a 2.0 mm 2TRD and a width of ~0.9 mm.

Specifications

Object nameTetragraptus sp. and Didymograptus sp.
IDUNB-2019-0575
Legal statusPermanent collection
CategoryFossil
Classification
Domain:
Eukaryote
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Hemichordata
Class:
Graptolithina
CompositionShale
Age
Eon:
Phanerozoic
Era:
Paleozoic
Period:
Ordovician
Numeric age485.4 Mya
OriginBrewster County, Texas, U.S.A.
Pieces1
PartialNo
Measurements
  • 6.3cm x 2.2cm x 1.2cm

Map of Origin