- Date
- n.d.
- Material
- stone, fossil
- Catalogue Number
- 112.03.1042
- Description
- Fossilized coral colony (Lithostrotion). Limestone matrix also contains many crinoid fragments. From Mississippian period. Warm shallow sea environment. Recrystallized rugose coral on edge. These types of coral fossils are very common in Western Canada and could have been collected locally.
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- Title
- Coral Fossil
- Date
- n.d.
- Material
- stone, fossil
- Dimensions
- 8.0 x 16.0 x 22.0 cm
- Description
- Fossilized coral colony (Lithostrotion). Limestone matrix also contains many crinoid fragments. From Mississippian period. Warm shallow sea environment. Recrystallized rugose coral on edge. These types of coral fossils are very common in Western Canada and could have been collected locally.
- Credit
- Gift of James (Jr.) Simpson, Rocky Mountain House, 2000
- Catalogue Number
- 112.03.1042
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