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List Of The Prehistoric Life Of Colorado
This list of the prehistoric life of Colorado contains the various prehistoric life-forms whose fossilized remains have been Scientific literature, reported from Paleontology in Colorado, within the US state of Colorado. Precambrian The Paleobiology Database records no known occurrences of Precambrian fossils in Colorado. Paleozoic Selected Paleozoic taxa of Colorado * †''Actinoceras'' * †''Aglaocrinus'' * †''Amorphognathus'' * †''Amplexus'' * †''Archaeocidaris'' * †''Astraspis'' – type locality for genus ** †''Astraspis desiderata'' – type locality for species * †''Athyris'' * †''Aviculopecten'' * †''Calamites'' ** †''Calamites cistii'' ** †''Calamites cruciatus'' * †''Callipteris'' ** †''Callipteris lyratifolia'' – or unidentified comparable form * †''Camarotoechia'' * †''Caninia (genus), Caninia'' * †''Catenipora'' * †''Ceraurinus'' * †''Charactoceras'' – tentative report * †''Chirognathus'' * †''Composita'' ** †''Comp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fossil
A fossil (from Classical Latin , ) is any preserved remains, impression, or trace of any once-living thing from a past geological age. Examples include bones, shells, exoskeletons, stone imprints of animals or microbes, objects preserved in amber, hair, petrified wood and DNA remnants. The totality of fossils is known as the ''fossil record''. Paleontology is the study of fossils: their age, method of formation, and evolutionary significance. Specimens are usually considered to be fossils if they are over 10,000 years old. The oldest fossils are around 3.48 billion years old to 4.1 billion years old. Early edition, published online before print. The observation in the 19th century that certain fossils were associated with certain rock strata led to the recognition of a geological timescale and the relative ages of different fossils. The development of radiometric dating techniques in the early 20th century allowed scientists to quantitatively measure the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Calamites Cistii
''Calamites'' is a genus of extinct arborescent (tree-like) horsetails to which the modern horsetails (genus ''Equisetum'') are closely related. Unlike their herbaceous modern cousins, these plants were medium-sized trees, growing to heights of 30-50 meters (100-160 feet). They were components of the understories of coal swamps of the Carboniferous Period (around ). Taxonomy A number of organ taxa have been identified as part of a united organism, which has inherited the name ''Calamites'' in popular culture. ''Calamites'' correctly refers only to casts of the stem of Carboniferous/Permian sphenophytes, and as such is a form genus of little taxonomic value. There are two forms of casts, which can give mistaken impressions of the organisms. The most common is an internal cast of the hollow (or pith-filled) void in the centre of the trunk. This can cause some confusion: firstly, it must be remembered that a fossil was probably surrounded with 4-5 times its width in (unprese ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chirognathus
''Chirognathus'' is an extinct genus of conodonts in the family Chirognathidae. References External links * ''Chirognathus''at fossilworks Fossilworks is a portal which provides query, download, and analysis tools to facilitate access to the Paleobiology Database The Paleobiology Database is an online resource for information on the distribution and classification of fossil animals ....org (retrieved 7 May 2016) Prioniodinida genera Paleozoic life of Ontario Paleozoic life of British Columbia {{Conodont-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charactoceras
''Charactoceras'' is a tarphycerid genus cephalopod which lived during the Late Ordovician. ''Charactoceras'' has a closely coiled, rapidly expanding evolute shell, dorsally impressed, with a flattened venter and rounded sides. Sutures are close spaced laterally, but with broad ventral and dorsal lobes. Hyponomic sinus is well developed. The siphuncle is cyrtochoanitic and empty, located between the center and venter; segments expanded slightly into the chambers. The genus '' Charactocerina'' from the Late Orovician is similar but has costae on the dorsolateral region of the shell. Both are included in the family Aspidoceratidae. Also somewhat similar to ''Charactoceras'' in external form are '' Uranoceras'' and '' Cumingsoceras'' from the Middle Silurian The Silurian ( ) is a geologic period and system spanning 24.6 million years from the end of the Ordovician Period, at million years ago ( Mya), to the beginning of the Devonian Period, Mya. The Silurian is the short ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ceraurinus
''Ceraurinus'' is an extinct genus of trilobite in the order Phacopida. It contains one species, ''C. serratus''. External links ''Ceraurinus''at the Paleobiology Database The Paleobiology Database is an online resource for information on the distribution and classification of fossil animals, plants, and microorganisms. History The Paleobiology Database (PBDB) originated in the NCEAS-funded Phanerozoic Marine Pale ... Extinct animals of Asia Ordovician trilobites Paleozoic life of Ontario Verulam Formation Paleozoic life of the Northwest Territories Paleozoic life of Nunavut Paleozoic life of Quebec Cheiruridae Phacopida genera {{phacopida-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Catenipora
''Catenipora'' is an extinct genus of tabulate corals in the family Halysitidae ''Halysitidae'' is an extinct family of tabulate corals. These tabulate corals lived from Ordovician to Devonian (from 471.8 to 412.3 Ma). Fossil corals of the family ''Halysitidae'' have been found in the sediments of Afghanistan, Canada, Unite ..., known from the Ordovician to the Silurian. ''C. elegans'' is known from the Silurian of Estonia. Species * †''Catenipora approximata'' * †''Catenipora arctica'' * †''Catenipora capilliformis'' * †''Catenipora copulata'' * †''Catenipora crassaeformis'' * †''Catenipora distans'' * †''Catenipora elegans'' * †''Catenipora escharoides'' * †''Catenipora exilis'' * †''Catenipora gotlandica'' * †''Catenipora jingyangensis'' * †''Catenipora maxima'' * †''Catenipora obliqua'' * †''Catenipora panga'' * †''Catenipora robusta'' * †''Catenipora rubraeformis'' * †''Catenipora septosa'' * †''Catenipora tapaensis' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Museum Mensch Und Natur - Catenipora
A museum ( ; plural museums or, rarely, musea) is a building or institution that cares for and displays a collection of artifacts and other objects of artistic, cultural, historical, or scientific importance. Many public museums make these items available for public viewing through exhibits that may be permanent or temporary. The largest museums are located in major cities throughout the world, while thousands of local museums exist in smaller cities, towns, and rural areas. Museums have varying aims, ranging from the conservation and documentation of their collection, serving researchers and specialists, to catering to the general public. The goal of serving researchers is not only scientific, but intended to serve the general public. There are many types of museums, including art museums, natural history museums, science museums, war museums, and children's museums. According to the International Council of Museums (ICOM), there are more than 55,000 museums in 202 countries ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Caninia (genus)
''Caninia'' is an extinct genus of rugose coral. Its fossils occur worldwide from the Devonian to the Permian periods. Paleoecology It was marine in nature and known to live in lagoon-type ecosystem An ecosystem (or ecological system) consists of all the organisms and the physical environment with which they interact. These biotic and abiotic components are linked together through nutrient cycles and energy flows. Energy enters the syste ...s. Because of the shallow water in which it lived, Caninia was often affected by processes above the water level, such as storms. Distribution References Rugosa Prehistoric Hexacorallia genera Devonian first appearances Permian genus extinctions Paleozoic life of Alberta Paleozoic life of the Northwest Territories Paleozoic life of Nunavut {{paleo-hexacorallia-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Caninia (coral)
''Caninia'' is an extinct genus of rugose coral. Its fossils occur worldwide from the Devonian to the Permian periods. Paleoecology It was marine in nature and known to live in lagoon-type ecosystem An ecosystem (or ecological system) consists of all the organisms and the physical environment with which they interact. These biotic and abiotic components are linked together through nutrient cycles and energy flows. Energy enters the syste ...s. Because of the shallow water in which it lived, Caninia was often affected by processes above the water level, such as storms. Distribution References Rugosa Prehistoric Hexacorallia genera Devonian first appearances Permian genus extinctions Paleozoic life of Alberta Paleozoic life of the Northwest Territories Paleozoic life of Nunavut {{paleo-hexacorallia-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Caninia Torquia Coral KGS
Caninia may refer to: * Caninia gens The gens Caninia was a plebeian family at ancient Rome during the later Republic. The first member of the gens who obtained any of the curule offices was Gaius Caninius Rebilus, praetor in 171 BC; but the first Caninius who was consul was his na ..., an ancient Roman family * ''Caninia'' (genus), an extinct coral genus in the order Rugosa {{Disambig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Camarotoechia
''Camarotoechia'' is an extinct genus of brachiopods found in Paleozoic strata. Taxonomy Cherkesova (2007) reassigns two taxa, ''"radiata"'' and ''"omaliusi"'', that Nalivkin had placed in ''Camarotoechia'', to '' Sinotectirostrum'' as a new combination for a species and a subspecies respectively. The type of ''Camarotoechia'' is perhaps ''Atrypa congretata'' Conrad, 1841. The species †''Camarotoechia elegans'' is from the Ordovician and Silurian of the Siberian Platform. It includes one subspecies ''Camarotoechia elegans'' forma ''ramosa''. Species The following species of ''Camarotoechia'' have been described:''Camarotoechia'' at Fossilworks.org * ''C. bimesiornata'' * ''C. dotis'' ( |
