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Showing posts with label Payson. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Payson. 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...