Colonial Coral in Ice

Here is an Ordovician colonial coral caught in the ice storm. It was found in the Liberty formation in eastern Jefferson County. It could be one of the following species: Foerstephyllum vacuum (Foerste, 1909),  Calapoecia huronensis, or Cyathophylloides wellsi.

Halysites in Ice

Louisville is in an ice storm right now and this Halysite coral got caught in it. It is now encased in ice. It is from the Silurian Period and was found in central Jefferson County.

Heliophyllum Horn Coral with Favosites Bryozoan

Here is a Heliophyllum horn coral that has bryozoan colony on it called Favosites clausus. It was found in Clark County, Indiana and existed in the Devonian period.