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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:
Right side of the outer carapace, or shell, of a fossil adult ostracod, approximately 0.66 mm long. Ostracodes are protected by a pair of clam-like shells, one of which is slightly larger than the other. 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 plusculmensis
USNM Number:
EO401786
See more items in:
Q?rius, The Coralyn W. Whitney Science Education Center
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/372ccb066-6f73-4b9e-a420-bbd20fd98af1
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmnheducation_13460274