Description
This is a Complete Fossil Coral head. It is a Favosites mamillatus. This “head” is 4 3/4 inches long and 4 inches wide. But it is a special piece. It is from the Rogers City, Michigan area.
The Favosites were animals that were filter feeders. Specimen in the picture is the specimen you will receive.
This Complete Fossil Coral Head was part of an ancient reef. It is preserved in exceptional detail..
During the time this fossil was alive, the Devonian, Michigan was near the equator. But due to tectonic plate action it has moved to it’s present location. Because of glacial activity this fossil was exposed.
Because Michigan was near the equator, storms such as hurricanes ravage the ancient shallow seas. But the storms also hit the land creating a slurry of mud and sediment that covered the corals. Because not all coral was covered equally some continued to grow while others did not. This Complete Fossil Coral head exhibits outstanding detail in the septa, the lines of the coral. But remember these were animals and not plants. They lived and thrived in shallow seas.
Specimen in the picture is the specimen you will receive. Great example of the species.