File:Fusulinid limestone, Upper Pennsylvanian; Elk County KS.jpg

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Fusulinid limestone (~3.9 cm across) from the Pennsylvanian of Kansas, USA.

This is one of the most amazing fossiliferous limestones I've ever seen. The surface shown here is a monospecific concentration of fusulinid foraminifera ("forams"). Fusulinids are an extinct group of large, benthic forams. They had elongated, rice-like skeletons (tests).

The other (non-photogenic) side of this limestone is also covered with numerous fusulinids, plus a small section of crinoid steam, a Euphemites bellerophontid mollusc, and a Knightites bellerophonitd mollusc.

Stratigraphy: Raytown Member, Iola Formation, Kansas City Group, Missourian Series, lower Upper Pennsylvanian

Locality: Elk County, southeastern Kansas, USA
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Source Fusulinid limestone (Iola Formation, Upper Pennsylvanian; Elk County, southeastern Kansas, USA) 2
Author James St. John
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