jamesp
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Post by jamesp on Feb 24, 2014 8:38:41 GMT -5
This is by far the most common that i find. But this corallite structure looks very different This is another And these corallites are tiny, about the size of pin heads(called pin head coral in field and tubes are real wavy). And rarely vivid fills. Pretty sure they are all in the order Scleractina. I think Scleractinia is in the genus Montastrea. And Scleractinia is responsible for most hard reefs.(Scler means rock or hard in latin) Phylum: CNIDARIA Class: ANTHOZOA Order: SCLERACTINIA Genus: 46 Parenthesis: No Nature of Specimen: CORALLUM (CUT IN TWO AND POLISHED) Period: PALEOGENE-NEOGENE Epoch: OLIGOCENE,LATE-MIOCENE,EARLY Group: HAWTHORN GROUP
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Post by grayfingers on Feb 24, 2014 8:47:08 GMT -5
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Post by jamesp on Feb 24, 2014 9:46:42 GMT -5
Just when i thought i had it simplified..... Cool. Thanks Bill. I will sit and see if i can figure it out. I really like the layout showing occurrence. It is a challenge to tell them apart due to so many similarities. This link will give me another angle.
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