Stylonema corallinum

Fossil · Jura, Switzerland · Early Devonian

Naturhistorisches Museum Bern·NMBE 1987.0345

Fossil

Specimen overview

Taxonomic Stylonema corallinum (Müller, 1857)
Higher taxonomy Rugosa · Cnidaria
Lithostratigraphic Early Devonian limestone

Constituent parts (2)

Bioclastic limestone (en) Major matrix

Classification

Sedimentary host rock

Rock type Bioclastic limestone

Stylonema corallinum (la) Minor inclusion

Classification · (Müller, 1857)

Also known as Rugose coral ( en, alternate name )

Solitary rugose coral

Higher taxonomy Rugosa · Cnidaria

Geologic age

Age
Early DevonianEpoch
419 – 394.3 Ma
in Devonian

Stratigraphy

Lithostratigraphy

Formation
Lower Devonian limestone

strati.ch · Swiss Geological Survey

Tectonostratigraphy

Domain
Helvetic
Subdomain
Lower Helvetic nappes
Unit
Helvetic Alps

TK500 4th ed. (2024) · swisstopo

Locality

Map showing the locality of Stylonema corallinum
Jura · Early Devonian
Country
Switzerland
First-order division
Bern
Sampled feature
outcrop

Exact coordinates available on request from the holding institution.