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Iereopsis Sponge Fossil with Bioclaustration?

Source info:

Author: Kentuckiana Mike
Date: 2014-10-08 03:30:00
Blog: Louisville Area Fossils
URL: http://louisvillefossils.blogspot.com/2014/10/iereopsis-sponge-fossil-with.html

Summary:

The picture displayed is of an Iereopsis polystoma sponge fossil at the Museo di Paleontologia at Sapienza University of Rome Italy. Creatures like this existed at the time of the Upper Cretaceous Period (Campanian). The fossil was found in Misburg, Hannover, Germany. There appears to be a trace fossil on this sponge that I have seen something like before. We find these marks sometimes on

Content analysis:

Stratigraphic context:

Recognized stratigraphic terms [n]:Upper Cretaceous [1]
Agenames chronostratigraphy [rating]:Upper Cretaceous [0.1]
Cretaceous [0.1]
Mesozoic [0.1]
Phanerozoic [0.1]

Geographic context:

LocationCountryLatitudeLongitude
MisburgDE52.39019.86041
RomeIT41.898412.4956
FossilUS41.8154-110.714
Museo Di PaleontologiaIT44.64510.9278

Keywords:

Bioclaustration, Campanian, Creatures, Cretaceous, Hannover, Iereopsis Sponge Fossil, marks, Misburg, Museo, Paleontologia, picture, polystoma sponge fossil, Rome Italy, Sapienza University, time, trace fossil, Upper Cretaceous Period

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