Monograptus clintonensis
UNB-2019-0601Fossils » Eukaryote » Animalia » Hemichordata » Graptolithina
Description
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Hemichordata
Class: Pterobranchia
Subclass: Graptolithina
Order: Graptoloidea
Family: Monograptidae
Genus: Monograptus (Geinitz, 1852)
Species: Monograptus clintonensis (Ruedemann, 1911)
Several rhabdosomes on the surface of the shale with semi-visible thecae with dorsal hooks. Rhabdosome is straight, proximal 2TRD is ~1.8-1.9 mm and rhabdosome width is ~1.1 mm. Slight thecal overlap.
Specifications
| Object name | Monograptus clintonensis |
|---|---|
| ID | UNB-2019-0601 |
| Legal status | Permanent collection |
| Category | Fossil |
| Classification | Domain: Eukaryote Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Hemichordata Class: Graptolithina |
| Composition | Shale |
| Age | Eon: Phanerozoic Era: Paleozoic Period: Silurian to Lower Silurian |
| Numeric age | 443 Mya |
| Origin | Palmer's Glen, Monroe County, New York, U.S.A. |
| Pieces | 1 |
| Partial | No |
| Measurements |
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