Monograptus clintonensis

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Description

Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Hemichordata Class: Pterobranchia Subclass: Graptolithina Order: Graptoloidea Family: Monograptidae Genus: Monograptus (Geinitz, 1852) Species: Monograptus clintonensis (Ruedemann, 1911) One poorly-preserved specimen. Rhabdosome is straight, thecae are hooked. 2TRD is ~1.8 mm proximally and increases to 1.9 mm mesially and width is 0.9 mm. Sicula is unknown. Slight thecal overlap.

Specifications

Object nameMonograptus clintonensis
IDUNB-2019-0595
Legal statusPermanent collection
CategoryFossil
Classification
Domain:
Eukaryote
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Hemichordata
Class:
Graptolithina
CompositionShale
Age
Eon:
Phanerozoic
Era:
Paleozoic
Period:
Silurian
Epoch:
Wenlock
Numeric age433.4 Mya
OriginRochester, New York, U.S.A.
Pieces1
PartialNo
Measurements
  • 9.9cm x 7.6cm x 1cm

Map of Origin