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<p>This specimen of colonial coral is called Syringopora surcularia and was collected from the Redwall Limestone, which is early to late Mississippian in age (358-325 million years ago). It was collected from a site between Lake Mead and the Grand Canyon by Edward Schenk in 1936.  71mm   2.8 in.</p>
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Andrew Cattoir (Lake Mead National Recreation Area)
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