Interesting star-shaped bryozoan

Evactinopora radiata Meek & Worthen, 1865
Mississippian bryozoan
Osagean Series - Fern Glen Formation
Jefferson County, Missouri

EVACTINOPORA
This link takes you to a website showcasing one of the most unusual
Mississippian (early Carboniferous) fossils that occur in the midcontinent
region of North America. The fossil, Evactinopora, a bryozoan colony,
stands distinct because of its star-shaped form.

Richard Gottfried and Barry Sutton

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