TF1005 - Graptoloid graptolites

Specimen Age

Ordovician

Location

Australia

Stratigraphic Range

Ordovician

Taxonomy

Phylum: Hemichordata
Class: Graptolithina
Order: Graptoloidea

Distinctive Features

Stipes
Rhabdosome
Thecae
'sawtooth'

Preservation

Flattened
Red colour from iron in sediment seeping into fossil

Advanced notes

You can see a range of geometries on this specimen: scandent, horizontal and pendent.
TF1005 - Graptoloid graptolites