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Diplograptus multidens Graptolite Fossil Ordovician UK | Genuine Collectible with COA

Diplograptus multidens Graptolite Fossil Ordovician UK | Genuine Collectible with COA

Original price was: £36.00.Current price is: £32.40.

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)

Specimen: What you see is what you get—the photo is of the actual item you will receive

Authenticity: All of our fossils are 100% genuine specimens and come with a Certificate of Authenticity

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.

Why Buy From Us?

  • All fossils are hand-selected for quality and authenticity
  • Every specimen includes a Certificate of Authenticity
  • The exact fossil shown in the listing is what you will receive
  • Ideal for collectors, educators, and enthusiasts of natural history

Own a piece of ancient oceanic life with this stunning Ordovician graptolite, a witness to Earth’s evolutionary history over 450 million years ago.

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Description

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)

Specimen: What you see is what you get—the photo is of the actual item you will receive

Authenticity: All of our fossils are 100% genuine specimens and come with a Certificate of Authenticity

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.

Why Buy From Us?

  • All fossils are hand-selected for quality and authenticity
  • Every specimen includes a Certificate of Authenticity
  • The exact fossil shown in the listing is what you will receive
  • Ideal for collectors, educators, and enthusiasts of natural history

Own a piece of ancient oceanic life with this stunning Ordovician graptolite, a witness to Earth’s evolutionary history over 450 million years ago.

Additional information

Era

Ordovician
Origin

United Kingdom

Ordovician Information

The Ordovician Period (485–443 million years ago) was a time of marine expansion and biodiversity growth, following the Cambrian Explosion. Warm, shallow seas covered much of the continents, supporting trilobites, brachiopods, corals, and the first true reefs. Jawless fish (early vertebrates) diversified, and the first sea scorpions (eurypterids) became dominant predators. On land, the first primitive plants (moss-like bryophytes) began colonizing damp environments. The climate was initially warm, but by the late Ordovician, a major ice age caused a drastic drop in sea levels, triggering the Ordovician-Silurian mass extinction, which wiped out nearly 85% of marine species. Despite this, the period laid the foundation for the rise of more complex ecosystems in the Silurian.

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