Horn Coral

Era: Paleozoic

Type of Fossil: mold

Classification:Invertebrate

Picture of Horn Coral

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Minimum of 5 facts about Horn Coral

1. Range in size from a few millimeters in diameter and in length to 14 centimeters in diameter and a height of close to one meter.
2. Scientific name is polyp.
3. They had many tentacles sticking out to gather food.
4. Both solitary and colonial forms are known, but the former are more common.
5. Horn Coral grows in a long cone shape like a bull’s horn.

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http://www.palaeos.com/Invertebrates/Cnidaria/Rugosa.htm

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