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Unknown Kentucky Coral. Ordovician?


Bone Daddy

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I have this coral and I *think* it came from a batch of material from the Bardstown locality in Kentucky. I think it's Ordovician. It is a ball shape and one side shows a lot more detail than the other. Does anyone know what species this is?

 

 

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Looks like a Calapoecia huronensis, a common component of the Bardstown reef.  The rounded corallites with relatively thick walls, especially in the corners, is diagnostic of the species.

 

Don

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I agree with FossilDAWG

 

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Thanks Don and Herb. I am familiar with the corals commonly found down here in Florida, but this Kentucky material is new to me.  :)

 

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18 hours ago, Herb said:

I agree with FossilDAWG

 

Yep, looks just like the one you so kindly gave me years back.

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