This particular fossil might be a Aulocystis frutectosa described by W.J. Davis in 1887 (Kentucky fossil corals, a monograph of the fossil corals of the Silurian and Devonian rocks of Kentucky, Part 2).
Saturday, October 10, 2009
Aulocystis Coral
Two pictures of the same fossil that is some type of Aulocystis coral found in Clark County, Indiana. It is from the Devonian Period and I believe I was in the Beechwood Limestone when I found it. This fossil is relatively small and could fit in a 2 cm cube.
This particular fossil might be a Aulocystis frutectosa described by W.J. Davis in 1887 (Kentucky fossil corals, a monograph of the fossil corals of the Silurian and Devonian rocks of Kentucky, Part 2).
This particular fossil might be a Aulocystis frutectosa described by W.J. Davis in 1887 (Kentucky fossil corals, a monograph of the fossil corals of the Silurian and Devonian rocks of Kentucky, Part 2).
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