Didymograptus nitidus

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Description

Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Hemichordata Class: Pterobranchia Subclass: Graptolithina Order: Graptoloidea Family: Dichograptidae Genus: Didymograptus (McCoy, 1851) Species: Didymograptus nitidus (Hall, 1858) Several individual stipes of Didymograptus with some rhabdosomes showing reclined form.

Specifications

Object nameDidymograptus nitidus
IDUNB-2019-0634
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
OriginSaint John, New Brunswick, Canada
Pieces6
PartialNo
Measurements
  • 9.8cm x 10.2cm x 1.8cm
  • 8.4cm x 6.5cm x 1.8cm
  • 3cm x 2.5cm x 0.3cm
  • 8.4cm x 6.3cm x 2cm
  • 6.6cm x 2.9cm x 1.8cm
  • 10.2cm x 9.8cm x 1.8cm

Map of Origin