Specimen
1 PALAEOZOIC: |
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Phylum: |
PROTOCHORDATA |
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Subphylum: |
Hemichordata |
Class:
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Graptolithina |
Order:
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Graptoloidea |
Family:
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Dicranograptiidae |
Genus:
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Orthograptus |
Species: |
Orthograptus
sp. indet. |
Locality:
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Preservation Inlet, Fiordland, N. Z.
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Age:
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Eastonian Stage – late Ordovician
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Preservation:
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Minerally replaced chiton skeleton.
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Collected:
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Michael K. Eagle – 18.06.1994 |
Common name: |
graptolites |
Specimen
6 PALAEOZOIC: |
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Phylum: |
ECHINODERMATA |
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Class:
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Crinoidea Miller, 1821 |
Subclass:
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Camerata Wachsmuth & Springer, 1885 |
Order:
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Diplobathrida Moore & Laudon, 1943 |
Suborder:
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Eudiplobathrina Ubaghs, 1953 |
Superfamily:
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Rhodocrinitacea Roemer, 1855 |
Family:
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Reteocrinidae Wachsmuth & Springer, 1885 |
Genus:
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Reteocrinus Billings, 1859 |
Species: |
Reteocrinus
sp. indet. |
Locality:
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Mt. Arthur Limestone, Hailes Knob,
Upper Takaka, North West Nelson, N. Z. |
Age:
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Ashgillian Stage – late Ordovician |
Preservation:
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Mineralised skeletal ossicles metamorphosed. |
Collected:
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Michael. K. Eagle – 25.02.1994
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Common name: |
crinoid (same Phylum as starfish) |
Specimen
9 PALAEOZOIC: |
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Phylum: |
ARTHROPODA |
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Subphylum: |
Trilobitomorpha |
Class:
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Trilobita |
Order:
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Corynexochida |
Family: |
Dorypygidae |
Genus:
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Olenoides |
Species: |
Olenoides
sp. indet. |
Locality:
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Cobb Valley, North West Nelson, N. Z. |
Age:
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Late middle Cambrian (The oldest fossil in NZ) |
Preservation:
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Rock matrix casts and moulds of moults (Head shield and eye
pieces). |
Collected:
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Michael
K. Eagle – 16.02.1995 |
Common name: |
trilobite |
Specimen
13 PALAEOZOIC: |
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Phylum: |
BRACHIOPODA |
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Subphylum: |
Trilobitomorpha |
Class:
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Articulata |
Order:
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Spiriferida |
Family: |
Athyridae |
Genus:
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Clavigera |
Species: |
Clavigera
bisulcata |
Locality:
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Coastline cliffs, Taharoa, west Waikato, N.Z. |
Age:
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Otapirian Stage – late Triassic. |
Preservation:
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Internal matrix cast. |
Collected:
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Michael
K. Eagle – 15-05-1989 |
Common name: |
trilobite |