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Fossil Hexagonaria Coral
Morocco (Probably west Sahara)
TIME PERIOD: Devonian age (359-419 Million years ago)
This is a large specimen, about 8" across. Hexagonaria is a genus of colonial rugose coral. Fossils are found in rock formations dating to the Devonian period, about 350 million years ago. Specimens of Hexagonaria can be found in most of the rock formations of the Traverse Group in Michigan. Fossils of this genus form Petoskey stones, the state stone of Michigan.
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Cnidaria
Class: Anthozoa
Order: Stauriida
Family: Disphyllidae
Genus: Hexagonariinae
Species: †hexagonaria
Photo Information
- Taken with Canon Canon PowerShot SX120 IS
- Focal Length 6 mm
- Exposure Time 1/60
- f Aperture f/2.8
- ISO Speed 80
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