TF1102 - Isastraea explanata

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TF1102 hand specimen, with rosette coral structures.

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TF1102 sketch.

Scleractinian coral

Specimen Age

Jurassic

Location

Coral Rag, Upware, Cambridgeshire

Species

Isastraea explanata (also Isastrea explanata)

Stratigraphic Range

Jurassic

Taxonomy

Phylum: Cnidaria
Class: Anthozoa
Order: Scleractinia
Genus: Isastrea

Distinctive Features

Septa
Weak columella

Preservation

External mould (of the 'top' of the scleractinian coral hard parts)
TF1102 - Isastraea explanata