Sea Jelly Fossil

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Description

Like many other cnidarians, sea jellies have soft bodies. They are saucer-like marine animals with a mouth in the center, surrounded by four oral arms. This Sea Jelly fossil was found in the Francis Creek shale of the Carbondale formation, and lived in the Pennsylvanian period.

Object Information

Date Created:

20-nov-2019

Local ID:

https://db.fieldmuseum.org/09bd6c53-b481-4f67-993e-bc55382b2382

Collection:

Fossil Invertebrates

Citation:

https://db.fieldmuseum.org/09bd6c53-b481-4f67-993e-bc55382b2382 PE 42635 Field Museum of Natural History

Kingdom:

Animalia

Phylum:

Cnidaria

Class:

Scyphozoa

Order:

Coronatae

Genus:

Octomedusa

Species:

pieckorum

Scientific Name:

Octomedusa pieckorum

Common Name:

Sea Jelly