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Sunday, August 9, 2015

Unidentified Horn Coral Fossil


This picture shows an unidentified horn coral fossil. The small bumps on across the fossil might be the remains of some type of holdfast the creature used to anchor itself to the seabed. It was found in the Glen Dean Member of Grayson County, Kentucky, USA. The fossil dates to the Mississippian Period. It is small about 1.7 cm tall.

Thanks to Kenny for the image.
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3 comments:

  1. AnonymousAugust 9, 2015 at 11:09 PM

    There is a Zaphrentis coral in the salem that has many short spines. All the corals i found at the Glen dean site had the spines. kenny

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  2. DaveAugust 10, 2015 at 8:26 AM

    Reminds me of Lophophyillidium spinosum but that is a Pennsylvanian species.

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  3. AnonymousAugust 11, 2015 at 12:27 PM

    The Glen Dean of crane Indiana document lists a Triplophyllites(Zaphrentis) spinulosis coral.
    Kenny

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