Horn Corals | Rugosa Coral

Horn Corals are an extinct order of corals called Rugosa.

Horn Coral grows in a long cone shaped like a bull’s horn. They built these cone shaped structures from calcium carbonate that came from the ocean water. Their size ranges from less than an inch to about a yard long.

Horn Corals were carnivores but because the size of their prey is so small they are referred to as microcarnivors. Horn corals are used by paleontologists as index fossils, to help determine the age of rock.

Timeline:
0:00 Horn Corals
0:40 Horn Coral Fossil
0:50 Horn Coral Facts

Check out this video:
Paleontology: Clues to the Past | How do Fossils form?
https://youtu.be/HyUoqNGtz-I?si=mYKPi5vhE-JKK1DT

Source: https://www.fossils-facts-and-finds.com/horn_corals.html

For more amazing videos, please subscribe: https://www.youtube.com/@Ahrison?sub_confirmation=1

Also, follow me on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter & TikTok!
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/people/Ahrison-Learn-Play-Sing/100089128235365/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ahrisonmusic/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/AhrisonMusic
TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@ahrisonmusic