traveltip1 Posted December 6, 2011 Share Posted December 6, 2011 (edited) Found these sections of ramous coral in Paleocene upper Aquia Fm, Maryland. My ID is Haimesiastraea conferta Vaughan. I read that this species is common farther south, in Alabama, but rare or uncommon in Maryland. Rough pics attached. Is the ID correct? Thanks. Edited December 31, 2011 by traveltip1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shamalama Posted December 7, 2011 Share Posted December 7, 2011 I found that all the time in the Miocene layers of Calvert Cliffs but never in the Paleocene layers. Nice finds! -Dave __________________________________________________ Geologists on the whole are inconsistent drivers. When a roadcut presents itself, they tend to lurch and weave. To them, the roadcut is a portal, a fragment of a regional story, a proscenium arch that leads their imaginations into the earth and through the surrounding terrain. - John McPheeIf I'm going to drive safely, I can't do geology. - John McPheeCheck out my Blog for more fossils I've found: http://viewsofthemahantango.blogspot.com/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
traveltip1 Posted December 8, 2011 Author Share Posted December 8, 2011 (edited) Thanks for reply Shamalama. I guess your'e referring to Miocene Astrhelia palmata coral, which I collected elsewhere. I think the Paleocene Aquia Fm. coral pictured above is different. The specimens' calices are significantly smaller and more crowded than Astrhelia, and coralla cross sections are different, showing columella-like structure in corallite longitudinal sections. Anybody collected Upper Paleocene branching coral in the south - Alabama or Georgia - to help confirm or correct my ID? Will appreciate any leads. Edited December 31, 2011 by traveltip1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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