Antholites alpenensis

Submitted by: David Thompson
Taxon: Antholites alpenensis
Submit date: 2009-06-03
Location (approximate): Alpena, Alpena, MI
Stratigraphy: Thunder Bay Formation
Age: Erian (Middle Devonian)
Submitter notes: This tabulate coral attaches around the stem of crinoids which is believed to keep them off the substrate. These are delicate corals and there are fronds of Bryozoan in the coralite cups but are NOT part of the Antholites. This is from the same Thunder Bay Limestone locality for the Dolatocrinus just shown and collected the same day. This does look a bit like a Mayan god of rain!

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