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Archaeocyathid Fossil

Fossil of sponge-like Archaeocyathus, from Beltana, Australia. Archaeocyathids were important reef-building organisms in the early Cambrian Period, about 528 m.y.a. Specimen at Museum of the Earth, Ithaca, New York, USA.

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Archaeocyathid Fossil

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Fossil of sponge-like Archaeocyathus, from Beltana, Australia. Archaeocyathids were important reef-building organisms in the early Cambrian Period, about 528 m.y.a. Specimen at Museum of the Earth, Ithaca, New York, USA.

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nature • MARINE • Geology & Fossils

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5760 x 3840 px | 63.3 MB

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48.8 x 32.5 cm | 19.2 x 12.8 in (300 dpi)

Keywords:

ARCHAEOCYATHA • ARCHAEOCYATHID • ARCHAEOCYATHUS • AUSTRALIAN FOSSILS • BELTANA AUSTRALIA • BLACK BACKGROUND • CAMBRIAN PERIOD • CROSS CUT • CROSS-CUT • CROSS-SECTION • EARLY LIFE • EXTINCT ANIMAL • FOSSIL • FOSSILIZED • GEOLOGIA • GEOLOGY & FOSSILS • GEOLOGY • MARINE INVERTEBRATE • MARINE • NATURE • PALAEONTOLOGY • PALEOBIOLOGY • PALEONTOLOGY • PALEOZOIC ERA • ROCK MATRIX • SPONGE-LIKE • STUDIO SHOT