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Collector:
G. Hunt  Search this
Discipline:
Paleobiology  Search this
Region:
US Southeast (NC, SC, GA, FL, AL, MS, TN, KY)  Search this
Object Type:
Education and Outreach collections
Collecting Locality:
Creek near the town, North America, United States, Alabama, Wilcox County
Collection Date:
2016
Description:
This object is part of the Education and Outreach collection, some of which are in the Q?rius science education center and available to see.
Geologic Age:
Cenozoic - Paleogene - Paleocene
Notes:
Left side of the outer carapace, or shell, of a fossil adult male ostracod, approximately 0.63 mm long. The fine lines etched across the surface are the results of an organism, like a sponge, damaging the shell after the ostracod died. This species is extinct. Written by Kate Dzikiewicz.
Number of objects in this record:
1
Record Last Modified:
20 Nov 2018
Stratigraphy:
Naheola Formation
Topic:
Education & Outreach  Search this
Taxonomy:
Animalia, Arthropoda, Crustacea, Ostracoda, Hemicytheridae
Scientific Name:
Hermanites bassleri
USNM Number:
EO401771
See more items in:
Q?rius, The Coralyn W. Whitney Science Education Center
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/348a7ff19-d1a3-4b6b-837e-de125ea43366
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmnheducation_13458362