Monday, March 23, 2009

Eroded Devonian Horn Coral

Here is an eroded Devonian horn coral found in the Jeffersonville Limestone located in Jefferson County, Indiana.

It is propped up by a piece of coal.

Sunday, March 22, 2009

Favosites sp. Colonial Coral

Here is a fairly large coral plate maybe 12 cm across from the Jeffersonville Limestone found in Jefferson County, Kentucky. I believe this to be some sort of Favosites coral from the Devonian period. Some of it might be wet since I took these pictures soon after cleaning the fossil off. The pictures in order show the coral from a top, side and bottom view.




Saturday, March 21, 2009

Devonian Heliophyllum Horn Coral


Here is a fragment from two different views of a horn coral. I think it is a Heliophyllum because of the little beads remaining on its septal lines. Found a couple of days ago in the Jeffersonville Limestone layer in Jefferson County, Kentucky. That means this little sea creature is from the Devonian period.