Heliophyllum coral.jpg
Heliophyllum coral
SITE LOCATION: Rockford County, Iowa, USA
TIME PERIOD: Devonian Period (~365,000,000 years ago)
Data: Heliophyllum is an extinct genus of corals that existed predominantly in the Devonian. Heliophyllum is of the order Rugosa and can be referred to as horn corals. The genus had a wide distribution. Fossils of H. halli have been found in the fossil rich Floresta Formation of the Altiplano Cundiboyacense, Colombia.
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Cnidaria
Class: Anthozoa
Order: †Stauriida
Family: †Zaphrentidae
Genus: †Heliophyllum
Photo Information
- Taken with Canon Canon PowerShot SX120 IS
- Focal Length 8.2 mm
- Exposure Time 1/60
- f Aperture f/3.2
- ISO Speed 80
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