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Fossil Guide

Cnidaria, Coral: Favosites foerstei


Favosites foerstei
Favosites foerstei
Favosites foerstei
Quarter Scale Bar

Cora colony:
Favosites foerstei

Favosites foerstei
Favosites foerstei
Favosites foerstei
Quarter Scale Bar

Coral colony:
Favosites foerstei

Favosites foerstei
Favosites foerstei
Favosites foerstei
Quarter Scale Bar

Coral colony:
Favosites foerstei


Notes:

Bowl-shaped base (shown in bottom images) sank slowly into mud as colony grew upward, leaving an impression of the sea bottom on the smooth base. Three different specimens are shown.

 

Formations:

Ross



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