Costellirostra tennesseensis

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Costellirostra tennesseensis
Temporal range: Early Devonian
419–393 Ma
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Brachiopoda
Class: Rhynchonellata
Order: Rhynchonellida
Family: Eatoniidae
Genus: Costellirostra
Species:
C. tennesseensis
Binomial name
Costellirostra tennesseensis
Dunbar

Costellirostra tennesseensis is an extinct brachiopod from the Early Devonian period.[1] They typically measure no more than 3 cm (1.2 in) in diameter, and are most commonly found in the Ross Formation located in the Vulcan Quarry in Parsons, Tennessee.[2][3]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "By Kieran Davis Lower Devonian Fossils Of Tennessee". moam.info. Retrieved 2024-02-21.
  2. ^ "Tennessee Fossils". tennesseefossils.com. Retrieved 2024-02-21.
  3. ^ Jain, Sreepat (2016-11-30). Fundamentals of Invertebrate Palaeontology: Macrofossils. Springer. ISBN 978-81-322-3658-0.