Rhombopora sp. (Bryozoan)

Object/Artifact

Crater Rock Museum

Name/Title

Rhombopora sp. (Bryozoan)

Entry/Object ID

78.57.86

Description

One segment of a Rhombopora colony. A branching form of bryozoan colony, "Y" shaped and covered with surface knobs/pits. Phylum: Bryozoa Class: Stenolaemata Order: †Rhabdomesida Family: †Rhomboporidae Genus: †Rhombopora

Collection

Delmar Smith Collection

Acquisition

Accession

78.57

Source or Donor

Delmar Smith Fossil Collection

Acquisition Method

Donation

Other Names and Numbers

Other Names

Rhombopora cf. bedfordensis

Rhombopora cf. lineinodis

Notes

These two species of Rhombopora have previously been found in Indiana. They lived at different periods of time (Visean - Early Carboniferous, and Eifelian - Middle Devonian, respectively). Specimen needs to be properly identified - there is no guarantee it is actually either of these.

Dimensions

Dimension Notes

1" (2.5 cm) dq.