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A chondrophorine coelenterate from the Borden Formation (Lower Mississippian) of Kentucky

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  14 July 2015

Ellis L. Yochelson  and
Charles E. Mason
Ellis L. Yochelson
Affiliation:
U.S. Geological Survey, Washington, D.C. 20560
Charles E. Mason
Affiliation:
Department of Physical Sciences, Morehead State University, Morehead, Kentucky 40351
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Abstract

A disc-like soft-bodied fossil recovered from the Farmers Member of the Borden Formation in northeastern Kentucky is described and is interpreted as a chondrophorine float, an internal feature. This is apparently the first report of a post-Devonian fossil porpitid.

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Research Article
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Journal of Paleontology , Volume 60 , Issue 5 , September 1986 , pp. 1025 - 1028
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Copyright © The Paleontological Society 

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