Favosites
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| Favosites Temporal range: Ordovician - Permian
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| Favosites sp. from the Upper Ordovician of southern Indiana. | |
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Favosites
Lamarck 1816
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Favosites is an extinct genus of tabulate coral characterized by polygonal closely packed corallites (giving it the common name "honeycomb coral").[1] The walls between corallites are pierced by pores known as mural pores which allowed transfer of nutrients between polyps.[2]
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File:FavositesThinSection.jpg
Sagittal cross-section of Favosites showing communication pores between the corallites. Upper Ordovician of southern Indiana.
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| More polished Favosites fossil. |
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