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Amplexus Pyrite Horn Coral

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Author: Michael Popp
Date: 2025-11-20 05:58:00
Blog: Louisville Area Fossils
URL: https://louisvillefossils.blogspot.com/2025/11/amplexus-pyrite-horn-coral.html

Summary:

This fossil is a pyritized horn coral. The identification appears to be Amplexus fragilis (White & St. John) of the Coral Ridge fauna, New Providence Shale of Jefferson County, Kentucky. Time period for this specimen is Middle Mississippian (Osagean). It was found by a local geology professor Barbara Conkin years ago.

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