This is Thamnopora from Silurian limestone. Thamnopora is a branching tabulate coral. The name tabulate refers to the tabulae, horizontal
elements visible in longitudinal section. All tabulate
corals are colonial.
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Themnopora (“feather duster coral)”
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Themnopora (“feather duster coral)”
This is Thamnopora from Silurian limestone. Thamnopora is a branching tabulate coral. The name tabulate refers to the tabulae, horizontal
elements visible in longitudinal section. All tabulate corals are colonial.http://home.gli.cas.cz/hladil/www/015.pdf
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tabulate_coral