Fern Glen Formation
Mississippian Fossils of Missouri
Typical example of the fossiliferous matrix
Phylum Cnidaria
(corals)
Fern Glen coral
list
Faunal List of Paleozoic Corals
Palaeacis obtusum Milne-Edwards &
Haime
Favosites sp.
Phylum Ectoprocta (bryozoans)
Evactinopora radiata Meek &
Worthen, 1865
Mississippian - Fern Glen Formation - Missouri
Evactinopora radiata Meek & Worthen, 1865
EVACTINOPORA
Research Project
This link takes you to a website showcasing one of the most unusual Mississippian
(early Carboniferous) fossils that occur in the midcontinent region of North
America.
The fossil, Evactinopora, a bryozoan colony, stands distinct because of its
star-shaped form.
Phylum Brachiopoda
(brachiopods)
Class Articulata
Fernglenia vernonensis (Swallow,
1860)
Phylum Mollusca
Class Bivalvia (clams)
Aviculopecten? sp. #1
Aviculopecten? sp. #2
Class Gastropoda (gastropods
- snails)
Patellilabia
sp.
Phylum Arthropoda
Class Trilobita (trilobites)
Pudoproetus sp.
Phylum Echinodermata (crinoids
- blastoids)
Class Blastoidea (blastoid)
Schizoblastus sp.
Phylum Chordata
(sharks &
bony fish)
Chomatodus multiplicatus
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