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TF1005 Graptoloid graptolites
Title
TF1005
Graptoloid graptolites
Subject
Specimen Age
Ordovician
Location
Australia
Description
Stratigraphic Range
Ordovician
Taxonomy
Phylum: Hemichordata
Class: Graptolithina
Order: Graptoloidea
Class: Graptolithina
Order: Graptoloidea
Distinctive Features
Stipes
Rhabdosome
Thecae
'sawtooth'
Rhabdosome
Thecae
'sawtooth'
Preservation
Flattened
Red colour from iron in sediment seeping into fossil
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.
Citation
“TF1005
Graptoloid graptolites,” 1A Collections, accessed April 9, 2024, https://wserv3.esc.cam.ac.uk/p1acollections/items/show/151.
Graptoloid graptolites,” 1A Collections, accessed April 9, 2024, https://wserv3.esc.cam.ac.uk/p1acollections/items/show/151.