jkfoam Posted September 20, 2009 Share Posted September 20, 2009 Some years ago I collected these three Tabulate corals from Jack County, Texas. They are Pennsylvanian age. I had tentatively identified them as Pleurodictum sp. but I am not at all sure of that ID. Need help on a better identification. Thanks for any help. JKFoam The Eocene is my favorite Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jkfoam Posted September 29, 2009 Author Share Posted September 29, 2009 All, Good news, I have found the identity of my mystery coarl. It is NOT Pleurodictum sp. as I had origionally thought but Michelinia scopulosa Moore and Jeffords 1945. Using Google Search I was able to come up with a list of paleontology journal articles pertinent to my fossil. Today I has occasion to make a trip to Austin, Texas and I was able to spend some time at the U. of Texas Geology Library. One particular article, "Studies of Pennsylvanian Corals in Oklahoma" by Charles Rowlett and published by the Oklahoma Geological Survey as Circular 72, contained the identification I needed. Now only 9999 more identifications to go. JKFoam The Eocene is my favorite Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Auspex Posted September 30, 2009 Share Posted September 30, 2009 Way to go! I love it when the research pays off... "There has been an alarming increase in the number of things I know nothing about." - Ashleigh Ellwood Brilliant “Try to learn something about everything and everything about something.” - Thomas Henry Huxley >Paleontology is an evolving science. >May your wonders never cease! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roz Posted September 30, 2009 Share Posted September 30, 2009 Glad you found out what it was. Wish I could have helped but had no clue as to what kind at all... Welcome to the forum! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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