Fossil coral Halysites louisvillensis
Title
Fossil coral Halysites louisvillensis
Subject
Corals, Fossil
Description
Halysites louisvillensis (apparent junior synonym of Halysites nitidus) from the Louisville Limestone (upper Middle Silurian to lower Upper Silurian) of Jefferson County, Kentucky. This colony has been silicified - the original skeleton was composed of calcium carbonate (CaCO3). (Falls of the Ohio State Park collection, Clarksville, Indiana, USA)
The halysitids are a group of extinct, Paleozoic-aged colonial corals. They are readily identifiable - their corallites are linked end-to-end in a distinctive pattern resembling chains (hence the common name “chain corals”). Halysitids are one of the several families of Paleozoic tabulate corals. They were an important reef-building component in the Silurian throughout the world. They occur in shallow-water marine carbonate facies.
The halysitids are a group of extinct, Paleozoic-aged colonial corals. They are readily identifiable - their corallites are linked end-to-end in a distinctive pattern resembling chains (hence the common name “chain corals”). Halysitids are one of the several families of Paleozoic tabulate corals. They were an important reef-building component in the Silurian throughout the world. They occur in shallow-water marine carbonate facies.
Creator
St. John, James
Source
Falls of the Ohio State Park collection, Clarksville, Indiana
Date
2009
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Original Format
Photograph
Physical Dimensions
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Files
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Citation
St. John, James, “Fossil coral Halysites louisvillensis,” SCRC Virtual Museum at Southern Illinois University's Morris Library, accessed April 26, 2024, https://scrcexhibits.omeka.net/items/show/793.
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