Diplograptus multidens Graptolite Fossil Ordovician UK | Genuine Collectible with COA
Add a rare and scientifically significant specimen to your fossil collection with this authentic Diplograptus multidens graptolite fossil from the Ordovician period, specifically the Caradoc and Llanvirn stages, discovered near Haverfordwest, UK. This exquisite fossil captures the beauty and detail of a colonial marine organism that once floated in the Paleozoic oceans.
Fossil Type: Graptolite
Species: Diplograptus multidens
Geological Period: Ordovician (~485 to 443 million years ago)
Geological Stages: Caradoc & Llanvirn
Location: Haverfordwest, Pembrokeshire, Wales, UK
Scale Rule: Squares/Cube = 1cm (Please refer to the photo for full sizing)
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Geological and Paleontological Information
Diplograptus multidens is a member of the Order Graptoloidea and is characterised by its bifurcated colony form (two branches or stipes) with numerous thecae arranged along each side. These colonial animals are preserved as carbonaceous impressions in shale and other fine-grained sedimentary rocks, formed in deep marine depositional environments.
Order: Graptoloidea
Family: Diplograptidae
Superfamily: Diplograptoidea
Morphological Features: Typically features two stipes with densely packed, bilaterally symmetrical thecae. The arrangement and density of the thecae are key diagnostic features.
Depositional Environment: Deep marine setting; pelagic organisms that settled onto fine sediments after death
Notable: Graptolites such as Diplograptus multidens are crucial to biostratigraphy and have been used extensively to define Ordovician biozones
Biozone: Potentially corresponds to the multidens Biozone (though precise assignment requires stratigraphic detail)
Identifier: Formally described and named by Lapworth in the 19th century, a pioneer in graptolite taxonomy and Ordovician stratigraphy
These fossils are not only visually fascinating but also play a key role in understanding geological time due to their rapid evolution and wide distribution.
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Own a piece of ancient oceanic life with this stunning Ordovician graptolite, a witness to Earth's evolutionary history over 450 million years ago.