Horn Corals

Upper Mississippian Diamond Peak Formation

White Pine County and Elko County, Nevada

Top--An extinct horn coral, possibly genus Caninia, from the upper Mississippian Diamond Peak Formation, White Pine County, Nevada. Bottom--An extinct horn coral, possibly genus Caninia, from the upper Mississippian Diamond Peak Formation, Elko County, Nevada, a number of miles north of the border with White Pine County. Photograph courtesy a person who goes by the cyber-name KOI; I edited and processed the image through photoshop.

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