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Help needed to ID corals


PaleoOrdo

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I would like to start present some of my coral finds, or what I believe are corals. The first are from Tyrifjord lake area in Norway, I am uncertain of the formation, but I believe it is Ordovician of age. Although one paleontologist told me that the area has Silurian sandstones of Early Silurian age, a geological map I found also includes some Ordovician outcrops. These I presume are favosite corals. Is it possible ID their order, genus or species? Their sizes are about 10-12 cm long. I am not sure these are sandstones or limestones. First rock:

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Second rock:

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Thrid rock (this I left in situ):

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Finally, from same location:

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This looks like Favositid coral to me. They did originate in the late Ordovician, but were more common in the Silurian I think.

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