Geobulletin alpha

Source info:

Author:	Dave
Date:	2015-08-04 09:01:00
Blog:	Views of the Mahantango
URL:	http://viewsofthemahantango.blogspot.com/2015/08/vermipora-serpuloides-coral-from.html

Summary:

Here we have a strange looking coral that was found in the Kalkberg formation. It resembles cross between a stick coral and an auloporid type coral. The closest match I can find for this is Vermipora serpuloides which I found in the "Palaeontology of New York", Vol. 6, pg. 5, plate ii, fig 24-31:Corallum ramose, consisting of continuous serpula-like cell tubes, withoutintercellular tissue, arising from the center of the branch, and increasing bylateral gemmation. No transverse diaphragms or mural pores have beenobserved in the typical species of the genus.And here is a screen grab from the .pdf file that is linked above. I only have one piece of this odd coral.This closeup shows the rambling nature of the corallites and how they look like worm tubes, thus the generic name.This specimen was collected from a roadcut near Schoharie, NY in the Kalkberg formation (Devonian, Lockhovian to Pragian stage).

Content analysis:

Stratigraphic context:

Recognized stratigraphic terms [n]:	Devonian [1] Pragian [1]
Agenames chronostratigraphy [rating]:	Devonian [0.5] Paleozoic [0.5] Phanerozoic [0.5] Pragian [0.1] Lower Devonian [0.1]

Geographic context:

Location	Country	Latitude	Longitude
Kalkberg	DE	53.75	11.0333
New York	US	40.7146	-74.0071
Schoharie	US	42.666	-74.3145

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