Platyceras niagarense (Hall, 1852)

  • UC21868_fossil
    Creator: Liza Connolly : Field Museum of Natural History - Geology Department
    Creator: IMLS Silurian Reef Digitization Project 2013
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    Creator: IMLS Silurian Reef Digitization Project 2013
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    Description: UC21868 fossil 2
  • UC21868_label
    Creator: Liza Connolly : Field Museum of Natural History - Geology Department
    Creator: IMLS Silurian Reef Digitization Project 2013
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    Creator: Liza Connolly : Field Museum of Natural History - Geology Department
    Creator: IMLS Silurian Reef Digitization Project 2013
    (c) Field Museum of Natural History - CC BY-NC 4.0
    Description: UC21868 label 2
Catalog Number: UC 21868
Taxonomic Name: Platyceras niagarense (Hall, 1852)
FM Catalog: Fossil Invertebrates
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Order: Euomphalina
Family: Platyceratidae
Period: Silurian
Earliest Age: Niagaran
Formation: Guelph Dolomite
Coordinates Available?: Yes
Country: United States of America
State/Province/Territory: Illinois
County: Cook
Township: Chicago
EMu IRN: 2370632
Occurrence ID: 17f30817-be45-4d10-be4c-c40b13ea5bdb

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