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  • Aulophyllum fungites

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    By TqB

    Taxonomy

    Rugose Horn Coral (polished section)

    Kingdom: Animalia
    Phylum: Cnidaria
    Class: Anthozoa
    Order: Rugosa
    Family: Aulophyllidae
    Genus: Aulophyllum
    Species: Aulophyllum fungites
    Author Citation (Fleming, 1828)

    Geological Time Scale

    Eon: Phanerozoic
    Era: Paleozoic
    Period: Carboniferous
    Sub Period: None
    Epoch: Late
    International Age: Namurian, Pendleian

    Stratigraphy

    Yoredale Group
    Alston Formation
    Great Limestone Member

    Provenance

    Collector: self
    Date Collected: 02/03/2012
    Acquired by: Field Collection

    Dimensions

    Diameter: 3 cm

    Location

    Weardale
    County Durham
    North East
    England

    Comments

    Characteristic of the Upper Visean and Lower Namurian of Europe and Africa.

    Easily identified by its compact, cuspidate axial column made of small tabellae.

    One of the less common solitary corals in the Great Limestone, this one is in a dark matrix locally known as "Frosterley Marble".

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    jewelonly

    Oh my...another utterly gorgeous specimen and the photography is superlative! These corals, even photos of them, are addicting! :) 

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    KCMOfossil

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    Very nice.  I have a few rugose corals that show internal detail (none, however, as nice as yours), but I have not polished any of them.  Your specimen makes me see the possibilities .  

     

    Russ

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    10 hours ago, jewelonly said:

    Oh my...another utterly gorgeous specimen and the photography is superlative! These corals, even photos of them, are addicting! :) 

     

    Thank you, glad you like them! The clear calcite fill lets them be photographed like this. I'm planning to photograph all the species from this matrix - Frosterley Marble, well known as an ornamental stone in the UK.

     

    6 hours ago, KCMOfossil said:

    Very nice.  I have a few rugose corals that show internal detail (none, however, as nice as yours), but I have not polished any of them.  Your specimen makes me see the possibilities .  

     

    Russ

     

    Thank you, they're not polished to a high gloss, about 1000 grit, then photographed just covered with water. (Covered in a bowl, not just wetted.)

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    jewelonly

    So glad to hear that we have more coral specimens to look forward to!! So the corals in the Frosterly Marble all tend to have the same clear calcite fill? If so...WOW!! :) 

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