Elegant Silurian Bryzoan Fossil Fenestrellina

Fenestrellina elegans

Phylum Bryozoa

Geological Time: Silurian, Wenlockian Stage (~424 million years ago)

Size (25.4 mm = 1 inch): Fossil is 30 mm tall by 48 mm across on a 70 mm by 45 mm matrix

Fossil Site: Rochester Shale Formation, Middleport, New York State

Fossil Code: NYF21

Price: $35.00

Description: This is a fine example of a Silurian fenestrate bryozoan known as Fenestrellina elegans. Also termed (moss animals”, the Bryozoans are colonial animals who make a living as filter feeders. The window-like structures (fenestrae) were also seen in Graptolites as a result of convergent evolution to serve as filters (see my other offerings for examples)..

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Silurian Bryzoan Fossil Fenestrellina

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