The Fossils

Each black and white photo is from the Falls of the Ohio unless otherwise noted with an asterisk. All color specimens were extracted in East Louisville on roadcuts at the intersections of US 42 and the Watterson Expressway, and US 42 and the Gene Synder Expressway.

#1 Unknown * Photographed on a rock in the Falls Creek Subdivision off of US 42

#2 Unknown

Phyla

Class Anthozoa

Order Rugosa

Prismatophyllum

Prismatophyllum

Acinophyllum in stromatoporoid

Heliophyllum

Heliophyllid

Heliophyllid

Siphonophrentis

close up of Favosites sp.

Enallophrentis or Breviphrentis?

Heliophyllid coral

Siphonophrentis

Unknown Rugose coral

Aulacophyllum

Order Tabulate

Favosites sp *  Photographed a the intersection of US 42 and the Watterson Expressway

Pleurodictyum

Favosites sp *  Photographed a the intersection of US 42 and the Watterson Expressway

Favosites sp * Photographed on a rock in the Falls Creek Subdivision off of US 42

Favosites sp * Photographed on a rock in the Falls Creek Subdivision off of US 42

Cladopora labiosa

Class Stenolaemata

Order Trepostomata

Cystodictya

Order Fenestrata

Polypora?

Polypora?

Class Articulata

Order Spiriferida

Pseudatrypa

Order Strophomenida

Megastrophia?

Class Gastropoda

Order Archaeogastropoda

Turbinopsis

Bembexia * Photographed on a rock in the Falls Creek Subdivision off of US 42

Class Bivalvia

Order Pterioida

Pseudaviculopecten

Class Crinoidea

Order Unknown

Crinoid #1 holdfast?

Crinoid #2 columnal

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