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  • Solitary Coral

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    I_gotta_rock

    By I_gotta_rock (edited)

    Taxonomy

    Kingdom: Animalia
    Phylum: Cnidaria
    Class: Anthozoa
    Order: Scleractinia
    Family: Micrabaciidae
    Genus: Micrabacia
    Species: Micrabacia hilgardi
    Author Citation Stephenson, 1917

    Geological Time Scale

    Eon: Phanerozoic
    Era: Mesozoic
    Period: Cretaceous
    Sub Period: None
    Epoch: Late

    Stratigraphy

    Mount Laurel

    Provenance

    Collector: Heather Siple
    Date Collected: 10/16/2016
    Acquired by: Field Collection

    Dimensions

    Height: 5 mm
    Diameter: 5 mm

    Location

    C and D Canal, Reedy Point North, Delaware City
    New Castle
    Delaware
    United States

    Comments

    Found in the loose sand spoils from the 1980 dredging of the C&D Canal. 

    Flower shape is the attachment point.

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    sixgill pete

    sixgill pete

    Posted

    That is a beautiful little coral. Splendid!!

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    fifbrindacier

    fifbrindacier

    Posted

    I agree, very nice coral.

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    sdsnl

    It looks very similar to the modern coral Letepsammia formosissima!

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    I_gotta_rock

    I_gotta_rock

    Posted

    On 4/19/2017 at 11:06 AM, sdsnl said:

    It looks very similar to the modern coral Letepsammia formosissima!

     

    OOOH! Pretty! 

     

    http://eol.org/pages/1006527/overview

     

    The sad part of fossil corals is that you really don't get the beauty of the live animal.

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    sdsnl
    7 hours ago, I_gotta_rock said:

     

    OOOH! Pretty! 

     

    http://eol.org/pages/1006527/overview

     

    The sad part of fossil corals is that you really don't get the beauty of the live animal.

     

    You may also enjoy Caryophyllia sp. which resembles rugosa:

     

    Devonshire cup-coral. Caryophyllia smithii.

     

    Cambrosia.jpg

     

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