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Catalog ID: CG-0318
Metacoceras sp.
Taxonomy
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Cephalopoda |
| Order: | Nautilida |
| Family: | Tainoceratidae |
| Genus: | Metacoceras |
| Species: |
Geology
| Period: | Carboniferous |
| Group: | Conemaugh |
| Formation: | Glenshaw |
| Stratum: | Pine Creek limestone |
The bubbles on surface are from a paraloid coating used to stabalized the fossil. The application was too thick, leading to bubbling. Brushing on 100% acetone causes the bubbles later to dissapear.
Taxonomic Authorities
- Class Cephalopoda Cuvier, 1797
- Order Nautilida Agassiz, 1847
- Family Tainoceratidae Hyatt, 1883
- Genus Metacoceras Hyatt, 1883
References
- Agassiz, L., 1847. An introduction to the study of Natural History, in a series of lectures delivered in the hall of the College of Physicians and Surgeons. New York: Greeley & McElrath. 58 pp.
- Hyatt, A., 1883. Proceedings of the Boston Society of Natural History V. 22, Genera of Fossil Cephalopods, Boston Society of Natural History, pp. 268–269