Fossil Information (Phanerozoic Eon)
ID: | 104 |
Fossil Type: | Coral |
Fossil Description: | Horn coral, Actinastrea sp. or Septastraea marylandica |
Relative Size: | Large |
Class: | Anthozoa |
Subclass: | Zoantharia (de Blainville, 1830) |
Order: | Scleractinia (Bourne, 1900) |
Suborder: | Astrocoeniina (Vaughan and Wells, 1943) |
Family: | Actinastreidae (Alloiteau, 1952), Rhizangiidae |
Scientific Name (Genus species): | Actinastrea sp. (d'Orbigny, 1849) or Septastraea marylandica (Conrad) |
Era/Period: | Cenozoic |
Epoch/Age: | Miocene/Pleistocene |
MYA: | 0.01 to 23 |
Discovery Location (Water, Land): | Atlantic Ocean |
Discovery Location (City, ST): | Bayhead, NJ |
Discovery Location (County): | Ocean |
Deepest Formation: | Manasquan |
Color: | White |
Comments: | Petrified coral from upper Triassic to Recent age |
Collector Name: | EMD |
Image Filename 1: | DSCF3838.jpg |
Image Filename 2: | DSCF3839.jpg |