Fossiliferous limestone containing four species of brachiopods, two species of bryzoa and some fragments of colonial coral. From the Devonian period. From a quiet shallow water environment.
Fossiliferous limestone containing four species of brachiopods, two species of bryzoa and some fragments of colonial coral. From the Devonian period. From a quiet shallow water environment.
Solitary rugose (horn) coral. From the Devonian/Mississippian period. Coral was attached to sea floor at pointy end, lived in shallow warm seas and would have caught food with tentacles that come out of top end. Host rock is limestone. Several brachiopod shells and bryzoa. Many fragments of brachio…
Solitary rugose (horn) coral. From the Devonian/Mississippian period. Coral was attached to sea floor at pointy end, lived in shallow warm seas and would have caught food with tentacles that come out of top end. Host rock is limestone. Several brachiopod shells and bryzoa. Many fragments of brachiopods and crinoids indicative of turbulent conditions or high energy environment. Sparkles are faces of calcite crystals. These types of coral fossils are very common in Western Canada and could have been collected locally.
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.
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.
Rugose coral fossil from Mississippian/Devonian period. Shallow warm marine environment. Right angle bend in coral, was attached to the edge of a rock or edge of a reef and reached up toward sunlight. These types of coral fossils are very common in Western Canada.
Rugose coral fossil from Mississippian/Devonian period. Shallow warm marine environment. Right angle bend in coral, was attached to the edge of a rock or edge of a reef and reached up toward sunlight. These types of coral fossils are very common in Western Canada.
Colonial coral fossil (Lithostrotian), longitudinal section in limestone matrix. Closely packed corals, much recrystallization of corals, large calcite crystals but original structure is maintained. From the Mississippian period. These types of coral fossils are very common in Western Canada and co…
Colonial coral fossil (Lithostrotian), longitudinal section in limestone matrix. Closely packed corals, much recrystallization of corals, large calcite crystals but original structure is maintained. From the Mississippian period. These types of coral fossils are very common in Western Canada and could have been collected locally.
Colonial coral (Syringopora) fossil from Devonian/Mississippian period. Very similar to the living Indo-Pacific coral, the organ pipe coral. These coral colonies commonly grow up to two feet high. This type of coral fossil is very common in Western Canada and could have been collected locally.
Colonial coral (Syringopora) fossil from Devonian/Mississippian period. Very similar to the living Indo-Pacific coral, the organ pipe coral. These coral colonies commonly grow up to two feet high. This type of coral fossil is very common in Western Canada and could have been collected locally.
Colonial coral fossil (Lithostrotian), longitudinal and cross section in mud matrix. Structure very well preserved. These types of coral fossils are very common in Western Canada and could have been collected locally.
Colonial coral fossil (Lithostrotian), longitudinal and cross section in mud matrix. Structure very well preserved. These types of coral fossils are very common in Western Canada and could have been collected locally.
Colonial coral fossil (Lithostrotian) in dark grey medium grained limestone matrix. Calcite crystals sparkle. Some definition of external coral structures has been lost through recrystallization. Original shape is maintained and contrast with dark matrix helps define shapes. Small crinoids, calcite…
Colonial coral fossil (Lithostrotian) in dark grey medium grained limestone matrix. Calcite crystals sparkle. Some definition of external coral structures has been lost through recrystallization. Original shape is maintained and contrast with dark matrix helps define shapes. Small crinoids, calcite veins and a Cladopora coral present in specimen (b). These types of coral fossils are very common in Western Canada and could have been collected locally.
Solitary Rugose coral in medim-grained limestone matrix. Extensive recrystallization has resulted in formation of vugs (cavities). Structure very well preserved in the larger coral, smaller coral has been partially dissolved and the remainder has been recrystallized to the point that much of the st…
Solitary Rugose coral in medim-grained limestone matrix. Extensive recrystallization has resulted in formation of vugs (cavities). Structure very well preserved in the larger coral, smaller coral has been partially dissolved and the remainder has been recrystallized to the point that much of the structural detail has been lost. From the Devonian/Mississippian period. Shallow to medium depth, moderate energy environment.
Fossilized coral colony with fragments of bryzoa and crinoids incorporated in some of the spaces. From a shallow warm water environment. Advanced coral colony - coral walls are joined together. Similar to modern day corals. From the Mississippian period.
Fossilized coral colony with fragments of bryzoa and crinoids incorporated in some of the spaces. From a shallow warm water environment. Advanced coral colony - coral walls are joined together. Similar to modern day corals. From the Mississippian period.