Brachiopod

UNB-2020-0118Fossils » Eukaryote » Animalia » Brachiopoda

Description

Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Brachiopoda Class: Strophomenata Specimen of the pedicle valve embedded on the sediment. Posterior margin is missing. Faint sulcus (0.7 cm) and thin costae (0.05 cm). *Collected in August, 1958.

Specifications

Object nameBrachiopod
IDUNB-2020-0118
Legal statusPermanent collection
CategoryFossil
Classification
Domain:
Eukaryote
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Brachiopoda
CompositionLimestone
Age
Eon:
Phanerozoic
Era:
Paleozoic
Period:
Carboniferous
Subperiod:
Mississipian
Epoch:
Middle Mississipian
Age:
Visean
Numeric age346.7 Mya
OriginWindy Knoll, Castleton, England, United Kingdom
Pieces1
PartialNo
Measurements
  • 3.5cm x 3cm x 1.5cm

Map of Origin