Tetragraptus sp. & Phyllograptus sp. & Didymograptus sp.

UNB-2019-0604Fossils » 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: Phyllograptidae Genus: Phyllograptus (Hall, 1858) Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Hemichordata Class: Pterobranchia Subclass: Graptolithina Order: Graptoloidea Family: Dichograptidae Genus: Didymograptus (McCoy, 1851) Several rhabdosome on the surface of the sediment. Phyllograptus sp. has the mesial to distal end of the rhabdosome preserved and is scandent in form. Reclined rhabdosome of Tetragraptus sp. and Didymograptus sp. with visible stipes. On Display - Paleo Exhibit

Specifications

Object nameTetragraptus sp. & Phyllograptus sp. & Didymograptus sp.
IDUNB-2019-0604
Legal statusPermanent collection
CategoryFossil
Classification
Domain:
Eukaryote
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Hemichordata
Class:
Graptolithina
CompositionShale
Age
Eon:
Phanerozoic
Era:
Paleozoic
Period:
Ordovician
Epoch:
Middle Ordovician
Numeric age470 Mya
OriginNear Slemmestad, Norway
Pieces1
PartialNo
Measurements
  • 18.7cm x 10.9cm x 2cm

Map of Origin