Rectograptus peosta

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Description

Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Hemichordata Class: Pterobranchia Subclass: Graptolithina Order: Graptoloidea Suborder: Axonophora Family: Diplograptidae Genus: Rectograptus (Pribyl, 1949) Species: Rectograptus peosta (Hall, 1861) Two samples of shales with a few partial rhabdosomes along the surfaces. One sample has a portion of a trilobite pygidium.

Specifications

Object nameRectograptus peosta
IDUNB-2019-0618
Legal statusPermanent collection
CategoryFossil
Classification
Domain:
Eukaryote
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Hemichordata
Class:
Graptolithina
CompositionShale
Age
Eon:
Phanerozoic
Era:
Paleozoic
Period:
Late Ordovician to Ordovician
Epoch:
Cincinnatian
Numeric age451 Mya
OriginGraf, Dubuque County, Iowa, U.S.A.
Pieces2
PartialNo
Measurements
  • 6.7cm x 4.3cm x 1.5cm
  • 8.8cm x 4.4cm x 2cm

Map of Origin