Calamites of the Pennsylvanian Period

Plant fossils recently found in Hazard (Perry County) Kentucky in the Breathitt Group.  These fossils appear to be Calamites from the Pennsylvanian (Carboniferous) Period.  These imprints have been sealed to prevent the carbon layer from flaking off.  The fossil imprint is over 20 cm in length.

Close-up of nodes in the trunk.

 Learn more about these types of fossils at the Kentucky Paleontological Society web site.

Thanks to my cousin for letting me photograph this specimen.

Hexagonaria hexagona Coral

Middle Devonian Period coral fossil found in Givet (Ardennes) stored in Muséum National D'Historie Naturelle Jardin Des Plantes Paléontologie et Anatomie Comparée, Paris, France.  The coral is called Hexagonaria hexagona (Goldfuss).

Skoliophyllum lamellosum Coral

Middel Devonian Period coral fossil found in Gerolstein (Allemagne) stored in Muséum National D'Historie Naturelle Jardin Des Plantes Paléontologie et Anatomie Comparée, Paris, France.  Coral is called Skoliophyllum lamellosum (Goldfuss).