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Porocystis globularis
 
SITE LOCATION: Texas
TIME PERIOD: Cretaceous Period (66-145 Million Years ago)
Data: Some feel this is an algae; algal fruiting body, some argue Flora vs. fauna. It looks more like a cystoid rather than crinoid. Initially considered belonging to the Bryozoa actually is considered an algal fruiting body.
Kingdom: Plantae
Phylum: Chlorophyta
Class: Dasycladophyceae
Order: Dasycladales
Family: incertae sedis
Genus: Porocystis
Species: globularis

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  • Taken with Canon Canon PowerShot SX120 IS
  • Focal Length 10.3 mm
  • Exposure Time 1/60
  • f Aperture f/3.5
  • ISO Speed 80

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