UGA Stratigraphy Lab

The data is in the strata

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Escharopora

Escharopora falciformis
SMH collection

Escharopora hilli
Photo courtesy of Jack Kallmeyer
Scale bar is 1 cm

Unbranched and lanceolate zooarium (bifoliate and proximally tapering); rarely branched. Subelliptical zooecia aligned or alternating across zooarium.

Species

Escharopora acuminata (James)
Occurrence: Fulton, Economy, Southgate, McMicken
Reference: Dalvé, 1948

Escharopora eparmata Karklins, 1983
Occurrence: Clays Ferry
Reference: Karklins, 1983

Escharopora falciformis (Nicholson)
Occurrence: Mount Hope, Fairmount
Reference: Dalvé, 1948

Escharopora hilli Ulrich
Occurrence: Mount Hope, Fairmount, Bellevue, Corryville, Mount Auburn
Reference: Dalvé, 1948

Escharopora maculata (Ulrich)
Occurrence: Fairmount
Reference: Dalvé, 1948

Escharopora pavonia (D'Orbigny)
Occurrence: Fairmount
Reference: Dalvé, 1948

Comments or questions? Please contact Steven Holland at stratum@uga.edu

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