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Devonian Stromatoporoid and Tabulate Coral reef

Stringocephalus brachiopod packstone. Photo taken in 2002 Canning Basin Western Australia IPC Field trip.
Stringocephalus brachiopod packstone. Photo taken in 2002 Canning Basin Western Australia IPC Field trip.

Devonian reefs are very similar to Silurian and built by stromatoporoids, Tabulate corals and large rugose corals. Devonian reefs thrived in Alberta, Canada; Western Australia; and China. During the Late Devonian a mass extinction wipes out many of the dominate reef builders and stromatolite reef again become widespread.

 

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Small Devonian reef forms bedrock hill. Australian Geologist Dr. Phill Playford for scale. Photo taken in 2002 Canning Basin Western Australia IPC Field trip.
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Fossil Devonian Stromatoporoids Photo taken in 2002 Canning Basin Western Australia IPC Field trip.
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Fossil Devonian brachiopods Photo taken in 2002 Canning Basin Western Australia IPC Field trip.
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Oncolites with pointy caps. Photo taken in 2002 Canning Basin Western Australia IPC Field trip.
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Orthoconic nautiloid cephalopods all orientated in the same direction indicating aligned by current.. Photo taken in 2002 Canning Basin Western Australia IPC Field trip.
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Large colonial rugose coral. Photo taken in 2002 Canning Basin Western Australia IPC Field trip.
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Stringocephalus brachiopod packstone. Photo taken in 2002 Canning Basin Western Australia IPC Field trip.
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