Large Fossil Sponges from Utah

Porifera Indet. Sponge Fossils

Phylum Porifera

Geologic Time: Early/Middle Cambrian (~520 million years ago)

Size (25.4mm=1 inch): 100 mm long by 40 mm across and 70 mm long by 35 mm across on a 180 mm by 165 mm matrix

Fossil Site: Marjum Formation, House Range, Utah

Fossil Code: CB64

Price: $175.00 - sold

Fossil SpongesDescription: This plaque displays a pair of unidentified sponges from the Cambrian of Utah. Sponges are relatively uncommon in the fossil record owing to their delicacy. This specimen exhibits unusually fine preservation, and is quite unusual in that a pair of these large examples were preserved together.

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