Sunday, May 10, 2009

Devonian Heliophyllum Horn Coral

Here is a Middle Devonian period Heliophyllum sp. horn coral found in the Jeffersonville Limestone of Louisville, Kentucky. It measures about 7 cm in length and 3 cm wide.







Tricoelocrinus woodmani Blastoid

This fossil was seen in the winning display case at the GeoFair 2009 in Cincinnati, Ohio.

This blastoid was called Tricoelocrinus woodmani from the Middle Mississippian period.

This fossil was found in the Somerset Shale Member, Salem Limestone found in Floyd County, Indiana.

Saturday, May 9, 2009

Syringopora perelegans tabulate coral and Heliophyllum

These pictures were taken at GeoFair 2009 in Cincinnati, Ohio of fossils in the winning display case.

The first picture is out of focus due to lighting conditions. This tabulate coral is called Syringopora perelegans from the Middle Devonian period. It was found in the Jeffersonville Limestone located in Jefferson County, Kentucky.



This second picture is in bad condition but I decided to post it anyway. It is a lot of smaller horn corals budding out of a larger horn coral. I have found ones with just one emerging but this one seems to have 9 coming out of it. It is a Heliophyllum sp. from the Middle Devonian period. It was found in the Jeffersonville Limestone from Jefferson County, Kentucky (Louisville).