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Showing posts with label Martin Formation. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Martin Formation. Show all posts
Tuesday, June 28, 2016

Thamnopora sp. coral from the Martin formation of Arizona

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By far the most prolific constituent of the fossils I found in the Martin formation in Arizona is Thamnopora sp.  This genera is also calle...
Saturday, June 25, 2016

Alveolites sp. coral from the Martin formation of Arizona

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One of the more unusual looking pieces I found in the Martin formation of Arizona was a piece that resembles Alveolites sp. It is a flat to...
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Thursday, June 23, 2016

Syringopora sp. coral from the Martin formation of Arizona

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I found one pebble of limestone from the Martin formation in Arizona that was shot through with a narrow, stick like coral that I believe is...
Monday, June 20, 2016

Disphyllum sp. coral from the Martin formation of Arizona

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These next two specimens represent a new (to me) genera: Disphyllum . They are a colonial rugose coral with closely set, yet independent cal...
Saturday, June 18, 2016

Family Fistuliporidae (?) bryozoan colony from the Martin formation of Arizona

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One of the most mysterious fossils that I found in the Martin formation of Arizona is this large chuck of silicified rock. The softball size...
Wednesday, June 15, 2016

Aulopora sp. coral from the Martin formation of Arizona

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Some of the silicified coral fossils that I found in the Martin formation of Arizona were composed of many small tubes that clustered close ...
Friday, June 10, 2016

Spongophyllum sp. coral from the Martin formation of Arizona

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I found a few specimens of a colonial rugose coral with some really deep corallites in the Martin formation north of Payson, AZ. At first I ...
Saturday, June 4, 2016

Pachyphyllum nevadense coral from the Martin formation of Arizona

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One of the most common fossil corals that I found from the Martin formation is Pachyphyllum nevadense . Trying to get a nice big piece was h...