Fossil Information (Phanerozoic Eon)
| ID: | 573 |
| Fossil Type: | Coral |
| Fossil Description: | Horn coral, Actinastrea sp. or Septastraea marylandica |
| Relative Size: | Small |
| 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/Tertiary |
| Epoch/Age: | Miocene/Eocene |
| MYA: | 5 to 23/55 |
| Discovery Location (Water, Land): | Atlantic Ocean, Manasquan River Inlet |
| Discovery Location (City, ST): | Manasquan, NJ |
| Discovery Location (County): | Monmouth |
| Deepest Formation: | Manasquan |
| Color: | White |
| Comments: | Petrified coral from upper Triassic to Recent age |
| Collector Name: | RLD |
| Image Filename 1: | DSCF4572.jpg |