[Rockhounds] fossil corals

[Alan Goldstein]

I am not familiar with info on the web about Moroccan Devonian corals. I've 
got a few species in my collection acquired over the years. Looking at 
photos or examples of Eastern U.S. corals will probably be the only way to 
make a good guess unless you find someone who has done research on them. 
Unfortunately there aren't a heck of a lot of Devonian coral experts out 
there any more. There isn't much information that I find useful for 
identifying species (or genera) on fossil coral on the internet. You might 
look for sources of information on the Devonian corals of the Eifel district 
in Germany. There are probably similar or identical genera.

When and if the KY Geological Survey gets their 'KY Fossils' website up and 
running, it will eventually become on of the best since users will be able 
search for data by phyllum / class, age / formation, county / GQ map. I 
think I've convinced them to also include a one county border of surrounding 
states because formations don't stop at state lines. I will upload images of 
hundreds, if not thousands, of fossils I've collected around the state and 
counties just over the border in Indiana and Illinois.

As I've lamented many times, I was there was a "fosdat" equivalent to 
mindat!

Alan


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Rik Hill" <rhill at lpl.arizona.edu>
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Sent: Thursday, February 21, 2008 3:08 PM
Subject: Re: [Rockhounds] fossil corals


> Hi Alan,
>
> These are Devonian, though the dealer did not tell me I could tell with a 
> quick look. They are very like the corals I have collected in the Silica 
> Shale, Ohio/Michigan and Widder and Hungry Hollow formations in Canada.  I 
> know I could get to genera, but I wondered if anyone posted any work done 
> on these.
>
> -Rik
>
>
>
> Alan Goldstein wrote:
>> Rik,
>>
>> If you have some photos that show detail, e-mail me directly and I'll try 
>> to make a general determination. It helps to know their age, as Morocco 
>> is well know for having Devonian coral. Many are similar genera found in 
>> the Eastern U.S.
>>
>> What is a "cap coral?" That is a term I've never heard before.
>>
>> Alan
>>
>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Rik Hill" <rhill at lpl.arizona.edu>
>> To: "Rockhounds at drizzle.com: A mailing list for rock and gem collectors" 
>> <rockhounds at lists.drizzle.com>
>> Sent: Thursday, February 21, 2008 1:32 AM
>> Subject: [Rockhounds] fossil corals
>>
>>
>>> At the Tucson show I bought a number of fossil corals in a flat. They 
>>> are from the Altai Mountains in Morocco. It appears I have at least 3 
>>> species of horn coral and at least two of cap corals. I searched on the 
>>> web and while I can find pictures of these, I cannot find anything that 
>>> will help me classify these. Any suggestions?   -Rik
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