Corals
Limestone
Corals are marine invertebrate animals, familiar today as reef builders. Individual animals are called polyps and feed by using tentacles to catch food, generally plankton. Most live in colonies. Both colonial and solitary types were common during the Carboniferous Period.
Photograph detail
Slide 1: Coral fossils in limestone. Cobscar Rake, Redmire Moor. January.
Slide 2: Coral fossils in limestone. Cobscar Rake, Redmire Moor. February.
Slide 3: Coral fossils in limestone. Drystone wall. Well Lane, Redmire. February.
Slide 4: Coral fossils in limestone. Drystone wall. Well Lane, Redmire. February.