Hexagonaria sp. (fossil colonial rugose coral) (Middle Devonian; quarry northwest of Paulding, Ohio, USA) 5 : 無料・フリー素材/写真
Hexagonaria sp. (fossil colonial rugose coral) (Middle Devonian; quarry northwest of Paulding, Ohio, USA) 5 / James St. John
| ライセンス | クリエイティブ・コモンズ 表示 2.1 |
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| 説明 | Hexagonaria sp. - fossil coral in limestone in the Devonian of Ohio, USA.Corals are essentially sea anemones (polyps) that make a skeleton, which is usually mineralized. Most corals are colonial, but some are solitary. This particular fossil is Hexagonaria, a colonial rugose coral having many hexagonally-shaped corallites, as seen in plan view.Classification: Animalia, Cnidaria, Anthozoa, Rugosa, PhillipsastraeidaeStratigraphy: loose quarry block possibly derived from the Dundee Limestone, Middle DevonianLocality: Paulding Quarry (= Lafarge Paulding Quarry), north-northwest of the town of Paulding, northern Paulding County, northwestern Ohio, USA (41° 10' 57.96" North latitude, 84° 37' 21.23" West longitude)-----------------------------------See info. at:en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rugosaanden.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hexagonaria |
| 撮影日 | 2012-04-21 11:25:42 |
| 撮影者 | James St. John |
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