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Jack Kallmeyer posted a new specimen. 8 years ago
8 years ago8 years agoJack Kallmeyer has contributed specimen mFeM 49839 to myFOSSIL!
Jack Kallmeyer posted a new specimen. 8 years ago
Jack Kallmeyer has contributed specimen mFeM 49839 to myFOSSIL!
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Hi, @jkallmeyer – Do you have a view of the entire specimen (with a scale) to compliment this zoomed in image?
So, this coral used to be considered a stromatoporoid? I couldn’t find too much information on the genus, do you know who redescribed it?
Thanks, Jen
@jbauer Ha! welcome to the ever confusing world of algae, porifera and corals. So, Dermatostroma glyptum (this specimen) has been redescribed by Dixon, Bolton, and Copper (1986 JP) (copy of same coming to you in email) as a heliolitid coral Ellisites glyptum. Other species within Dermatostroma apparently remain stromatoporoids within that…[Read more]