This virtual collection was last curated by Jonathan Hendricks on June 5, 2019. Each model is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License. Unless otherwise indicated, each model was created by Emily Hauf using specimens at the Paleontological Research Institution, Ithaca, New York.
You can learn more about stromatoporoids on the Digital Encyclopedia of Ancient Life.
Class Stromatoporoidea
Fossil specimen of the stromatoporoid sponge Clathrodictyon sp. from the Devonian Columbus Formation of Ontario, Canada (PRI 76758). Specimen is from the collections of the Paleontological Research Institution, Ithaca, New York. Length of specimen is approximately 10.5 cm.
Fossil specimen of the stromatoporoid Stromatopora sp. from the Silurian Lilley Dolomite Highland County, Ohio (T-261/PRI 43408). Specimen is from the teaching collection of the Paleontological Research Institution, Ithaca, New York. Longest dimension of specimen is approximately 13 cm.