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Sponge or coral?


HannahN

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Hello, wondering if this is a fossilized sea sponge or coral? It is large and quite heavy. Found in the Coconino forest past Payson and Strawberry.

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Probably Actinocoelia maeandrina; the really common Kaibab Fm. sponge.


http://www.thefossilforum.com/index.php?/collections-database/sponges/actinocoelia-maeandrina-r1897/

 

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