Entobia cretacea (Portlock 1843) Trace fossil of sponge borings in oyster
Dublin Core
Alternative Title
Sponge trace fossil
Description
(uncatalogued) The holes in this Gryphaeid oyster were left behind by a boring sponge. Boring organisms have the ability to dissolve calcareous shell which allows them to encrust other living and dead organisms.
Date Created
66 million years
Spatial Coverage
Prairie Bluff Fm. (Chalk)
Temporal Coverage
Late Cretaceous
Type
PhysicalObject
Source
Files
Collection
Citation
“Entobia cretacea (Portlock 1843) Trace fossil of sponge borings in oyster,” Mississippi State University Libraries, accessed December 22, 2024, https://msstate-exhibits.libraryhost.com/items/show/1527.
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