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Tully Monster
Phylum Cnidaria, Class Anthozoa
Rugose corals
Rugose Coral
Rugose can be colonial or solitary. The fossil in your kit is colonial and will appear to have geometric depressions or openings in a hexagonal shape. The network around the openings are called septum and are well defined.
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By Shape
Tube-Like
Spiral
Fan Shape Shell
Cluster/Mound
Tooth/Small/Fluted
Fish-Like
Rock-Like/Amorphous
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Insect-Like
By Kingdom
Kingdom Protista
Kingdom Plantae
Kingdom Animalia
>
Phylum Mollusca
>
Class Cephalopoda
>
Straight Nautiloid
Spiral Shaped Nautiloid
Class Gastropoda
Class Bivalve
Phylum Porifera
Phylum Cnidaria
>
Rugose Coral
Tabulate Coral
Phylum Bryozoa
Phylum Echinodermata
Phylum Brachiopoda
Phylum Arthropoda
Phylum Chordata
By Method of Preservation
Molds and Casts
Permineralization
No Alteration
Glossary
Tully Monster