File:Favosites fossil coral with petroleum (Dundee Formation, Middle Devonian; Auglaize Quarry, Paulding County, Ohio, USA) 1.jpg
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English: Petroleum in a Favosites fossil coral from the Devonian of Ohio, USA. (~8.5 centimeters across at its widest)
Corals are essentially sea anemones (polyps) that make a skeleton, which is usually mineralized. Most corals are colonial, but some are solitary. This particular fossil is Favosites, a colonial coral having corallites arranged in a honeycomb-like fashion. The dark areas are petroleum - hydrocarbons have migrated into porous areas of the fossil. This specimen is from northwestern Ohio, which had a significant petroleum system that was heavily exploited in the late 1800s. Ohio used to be the # 1 petroleum exporter in the world! Classification: Animalia, Cnidaria, Anthozoa, Tabulata, Favositidae Stratigraphy: upper Dundee Limestone, Middle Devonian Locality: Auglaize Quarry (a.k.a. Stoneco Auglaize Quarry; Maumee Stone Company's Auglaize Quarry), eastern side of the Auglaize River, along River Road, southeast of the town of Junction, Auglaize Township, northeastern Paulding County, northwestern Ohio, USA |
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| Author | James St. John |
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