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Coral: Zaphrentis Rafinesque and Clifford
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Coral: Zaphrentis Rafinesque and Clifford. Devonian. Dalhousie, New Brunswick. Collector: J. Noble, c. 1980. New Brunswick Museum (NBMG 9803). Specimen length (left) 6 cm. Coral reefs were common in the warm shallow seas of the Devonian Period. Rugose or ‘horn corals’ are a common form of coral found in fossil deposits around the world.

